IBE
International Institute for Bau-biologie™ & Ecology, Inc
The
International Institute for Bau-biologie™ and Ecology, Inc. (IBE), established
in Clearwater, Florida in 1987, is a non-profit educational organization dedicated
to bringing together the technical expertise, biological understanding and ecological
sensitivity to create healthy homes and workplaces.
IBE's main objective is to educate - specifically, to help people realize that homes and workplaces can be created to bring the benefits of both health and aesthetics into their living environments. Bringing awareness to the health hazards that may exist in our living spaces not only improves health and provides a sense of well being, it also has an impact on the survival of this planet.
IBE offers home study courses, Online Study, and Seminars to both professionals and lay people. The education program incorporate practical application of the building biology principles as an integral part of its activities. To address the needs of those wanting to evaluate their homes and offices for levels of electromagnetic radiation, indoor air quality, etc. IBE has a program of courses and seminars to train Environmental Inspectors and Consultants. The over 90 graduates in North America, Canada and Australia include architects, electricians, builders, medical practitioners, home inspectors, engineers and many other environmentally concerned people.
Objectives
of the IBE:
To endorse or teach courses, workshops and seminars covering the
field of healthier and more natural building and lifestyle.
To advise and
provide support and networking for those who are commited to a healthier and more
natural building industry in the products and services that they provide.
To
make information on healthier and more natural building, materials and services
available to the public and to the building industry.
To advise and co-operate
with other relevant people, including environmental, research, health, community,
local and central government organizations to encourage a healthier and more natural
built environments and lifestyles.
What
is Bau-biologie?
The German term "Bau-biologie" means "building
biology" or "the relationship between buildings and life" and could
be defined as:
1) the impact of the building environment on human health,
and the application of this knowledge to the construction, or modification, of
homes and workplaces, and
2) the holistic interaction between human life
and other life-forms with our environment.
Founder
and Past President - Helmut Ziehe, Dipl.-Ing. Architect
Executive Director-
Megan George
Program Director - Vicki warren
INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BAU-BIOLOGIE & EOLOGY, INC.
1401A Cleveland
Street
Clearwater, Florida 33755
Phone: 727 461-4371
Fax: 727 441-4373
Email: baubiologie@earthlink.net
www.buildingbiology.net
