For years, we’ve focused on keeping our indoor environments as sterile as possible. But a new article in Nature, featuring IHBE’s Mark Fretz and Gwynne Mhuireach, asks whether it’s time to start letting microbes back in. Not just any microbes, of course. Research shows that certain benign species can actually support human health, and that a lack of exposure to them may even do us harm. So how do we design buildings that welcome the right microbes?
Could Microbes in Our Buildings Improve Our Health?
by nmclain
| October 23, 2025 |