--- title: Blog | URBAN EVOLUTIONS | UrbanDana description: Read our blog for the latest news on Urban Evoltuions. --- # **Urban Evolutions Blog** #### **Reclaimed Design Real Projects **** ****Responsible Materials** [![](https://urbanevolutions.com/hubfs/Extra%20hero%20WEB.jpg) ](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/wood-circular-economy) ##### [The Role of Wood in the Circular Economy](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/wood-circular-economy) Through urban wood recovery, building deconstruction, takeback programs, and design-for-disassembly principles, we keep high-quality wood materials in circulation and out of landfills for as long as possible. Read More [![](https://urbanevolutions.com/hubfs/Hub%20Hero%20wide%20Kids%20WEB.jpg) ](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/human-health-red-list-free-wood-products-and-indoor-air-quality) ##### [Human Health: Red List Free Wood Products and Indoor Air Quality](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/human-health-red-list-free-wood-products-and-indoor-air-quality) The materials we bring into buildings directly shape the health of the people who occupy them. From chemical exposure to air quality and sensory experience, material choices influence how spaces feel and how they perform over time. Designing for human health requires careful attention to what materials are made of, how they are finished and how they interact with indoor environments. Read More [![urban and biophilic office design](https://urbanevolutions.com/hubfs/Untitled%20design%20(15).png) ](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/urban-wood-and-biophilic-office-design) ##### [Urban Wood and Biophilic Office Design](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/urban-wood-and-biophilic-office-design) Checking The Boxes The use of the live sawn milling technique provides a less edited, whole grain look that is a natural choice for maximizing biophilic design principles into your office project. Biophilic Office Design and Wood’s Critical Role According to the International Living Future Institute, biophilic design within architecture seeks to connect building occupants more closely with nature in three broad areas: Providing a direct experience and well-recognized connection to nature Incorporating natural patterns and attributes such as shapes, images, sounds and smells that our senses recognize and respond to. Connecting people, place and culture; in other words, biophilia “integrates the history, geography, and ecology of an area”. Read More [![](https://urbanevolutions.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/The-Live-Sawn-Design-Movement-Blog.jpg) ](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/the-live-sawn-design-movement) ##### [The Live Sawn Design Movement](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/the-live-sawn-design-movement) A new and essential direction in environmentally responsible design Read More [![](https://urbanevolutions.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Barn-Beams-for-Blog-1.jpg) ](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/flipping-the-script-on-material-design) ##### [Flipping The Script on Material Design](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/flipping-the-script-on-material-design) I overheard Jeff Janson, my husband and co-owner of Urban Evolutions, talk about salvaging wood from barns. While he is driving up to a property, he is looking with anticipation at the trees along the road. He knows that 9 times out of 10, the species surrounding that bit of land — perhaps white oak, elm, or pine in our region — is what the farmer would have used to build the barn. Read More [![](https://urbanevolutions.com/hubfs/Blog%20Hero%20Images%201200%20x%20500.png) ](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/nordic-design-regional-design) ##### [Nordic Design | Regional Sourcing](https://urbanevolutions.com/blog/nordic-design-regional-design) Nordic Design | Regional Sourcing Nordic design represents a clean, minimalist approach, balanced with a rootedness in the natural world. Read More ## Sign up to our newsletter [![UrbanEvolutionsWhite](https://urbanevolutions.com/hubfs/website/pages/logos/UrbanEvolutionsWhite.svg "UrbanEvolutionsWhite")](https://urbanevolutions.com/) [Follow us on Facebook ](https://www.instagram.com/urbanevolutions) [Follow us on Facebook ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/963984) **OFFICE** 2401 W. COLLEGE AVE. APPLETON, WI 54914 920.380.4149 MON-THUR 7AM – 4:30PM FRI 7AM – 11AM **RETAIL** 2405 W. COLLEGE AVE. APPLETON, WI 54914 920.257.5900 MON-SAT 10AM – 5PM SUN 11AM – 4PM