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The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV is in Dolton, Illinois. Photo by Jim Vondruska/Getty Images 2025-05-22T21:22:22Z Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? The owners of Pope Leo XIV's childhood home in Illinois are trying to sell it via private auction. The home was listed for $199,900 before the pope's appointment. Now, bids start at $250,000. The auction winner may not get to enjoy it because the local government wants to acquire the home. People bidding to buy Pope Leo XIV's modest childhood home in Illinois could face some stiff competition — from the local government.The innocuous three-bedroom, three-bathroom home in the Village of Dolton was thrust into the spotlight when Pope Leo XIV became the leader of the Catholic Church.The current homeowner purchased the property in May 2024 for $66,000, listed it for $219,000 in January, and dropped the price to $199,900 in February.After the pope's appointment on May 8, the owner, inundated with offers and new options, delisted the home until last week when it was put up for auction through Paramount Realty USA. The reserve price is $250,000, and potential buyers have until June 18 to bid."It's like a collectible car they only made one of," Steve Budzik, the homeowner's real estate agent, told BI earlier this month.Potential buyers, however, will be going up against the Village of Dolton, which has said through its attorney that it plans to acquire the home either through direct purchase or eminent domain laws. Eminent domain laws allow governments to make private property available for public use."If a direct purchase from the seller cannot be negotiated, the Village will cause Eminent Domain proceedings to be filed in Court and take the property through the legal process," Burton S. Odelson wrote in an email to BI. "The Village hopes a direct purchase is completed without court action."Odelson, who's been in contact with the listing broker, said the Village of Dolton is working with the Chicago Archdiocese to determine the best use of the space.Although relying on local eminent domain laws is an option, Odelson said it's a last resort. That process involves litigation, which means attorney fees, court costs, appraisal costs, and time.Under eminent domain laws, the Village of Dolton would have to compensate the owners for the home. Negotiations between the Village of Dolton and the current owner are ongoing.The hype around Pope Leo XIV's childhood home spurred immediate fanfare, prompting news trucks and curious locals to visit. One woman even told a local news outlet that she made the four-hour drive from Louisville, Kentucky, just to visit the impromptu holy site.Representatives for Paramount Realty USA and the homeowner did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

At the 7th annual Biophilic Leadership Summit in March—hosted by the Biophilic Institute, Biophilic Cities, and Serenbe—at the Inn at Serenbe outside of Atlanta, pleasure was in abundance. There were smells: fragrant wisteria blossoms, earthy manure, coffee. There were sounds: birds singing, a rooster crowing, raindrops on the roof. There was forest bathing. Biologist E.O. Wilson used the term biophilia to describe “the rich, natural pleasure that comes from being surrounded by living organisms.” All those blossoms and bird songs are the basic point of the biophilia movement: people are happier and healthier when connected to nature. The summit brought together a (literally) curious collection of architects, planners, developers, biochemists, and other interested people, was about how we make that connection. The presentations ranged from explorations of built projects to research on the health benefits of proximity to trees and illustrated how many different disciplines come together under the broad umbrella—maybe canopy is a better word—of biophilia. The Inn at Serenbe was an ideal venue for the summit, given its gardens and connection to nature. (Foster Branding) Architect Adam Rolston, who presented on his work in the hospitality industry (more on that below), offered his postmortem on the conference to AN: “The Biophilia Summit gathers a community at the forefront of a movement—where sustainability, ecological science, wellness, and planetary health converge into a single, holistic worldview that unites data, design, and nature.” Here are more takeaways from the presentations at the Biophilic Leadership Summit. Biophilia Is Good Business In 1998, when Jennifer Walsh opened Beauty Bar as a tiny brick-and-mortar storefront in Florida to sell indie beauty brands, she had an intuitive sense of what would bring people in: daylight, wood, and plants. What Walsh found was that people respond emotionally to the experience of being in the space. They came in, they lingered, they bought. Beauty Bar went on to become a major online retailer. Adam Rolston of INC presented on his work in the hospitality industry, including at the 1 Hotel Brooklyn. (Eric Laignel) More than two decades after Walsh opened her storefront, we have the language of biophilia to describe—and to help create—emotional experiences. The hospitality industry, in particular, has taken note. When Westin Hotels asked INC Studio to help them redefine their brand, Adam Rolston presented biophilic design as a core concept. Since then, INC has incorporated biophilia into other hospitality projects, including 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, which opened in 2017. Noting that his clients were shifting their thinking from “brand through object to brand through experience,” Rolston added that when other brands tried to replicate the success of the Westin Hotels through selecting similar furnishings and finishings, those efforts fell flat. The sensory experience of biophilic design can be difficult to quantify (though tools are improving) but the qualitative results are measurable. Walsh, who sold Beauty Bar in 2010 and is now a wellness consultant and biophilia evangelist, offered a summary: “Biophilic design does increase basket size and customer satisfaction.” ZGF Architects presented on its recently completed project at the Portland International Airport. (Ema Peter Photography) Architect Rena Simon of ZGF and Catie Ryan and Bill Browning of Terrapin Bright Green discussed how ZGF Architects’ redesign of the Portland Airport used biophilic principles to create a positive experience for passengers. These principles (which Ryan and Browning categorize, broadly, as “nature in the space,” “natural analogues,” and “nature of the space”) are in effect in the airport’s soaring mass timber ceilings and trees and skylights, and in digital screens at the security area that show videos of nature-based imagery reflecting the current time of day, season, and weather. “There’s no typology more divorced from land and green than an airport,” Ryan said. “But when you’re here, you know where you are.” How to Build in Biophilia The Portland Airport shows how mass timber and biophilic design are a natural match. Thomas Robinson of LEVER Architecture presented several projects, including the Nature Conservancy’s Oregon Headquarters, which connect the material with the movement. But mass timber is far from the only option. Robinson described LEVER’s work as “an ingredients-based approach to architecture,” rooted in questions such as: “What’s available locally?” and “What’s the material culture of a particular place?” He noted that through sourcing local materials, establishing local fabrication systems, and collaborating with builders and subcontractors, architects can have a significant effect on supply chains and building economies, resulting in “an impact on the site beyond the site.” LEVER Architecture thinks about its projects locally, from materials to contractors. (Jeremy Bittermann) Small interventions can also make a big difference. Walsh and fellow participants noted another important effect of biophilic design: creating welcoming, calm spaces for people with different sensory processing abilities and needs. Apparently, biomorphic patterns, whether they’re real or simulated, give our brains healthy stimulation. A study published in 2019 showed that biophilic enhancements in a classroom in this case, just adding carpet tiles (for biomorphic patterns) and window blinds (for views of nature and for dynamic and diffuse daylight)—reduced student stress and enhanced learning outcomes. Biophilia Can Affect Health and Wellness senior living centers, affordable housing units, and longevity resorts are studying how biophilic design can improve mental and physical health. Architect Tye Farrow, who investigates the neuroscience behind biophilic design and whose approach to biophilic design for hospitals and schools tends toward the sculptural, offered this design mantra: “There is no such thing as neutral space.” Farrow works with the premise that buildings can—and should—be deliberately therapeutic. Dr. Lawrence Frank, who examines the interaction between built environment, active transportation, and health (he popularized the term “walkability”) said that for cities, an investment in green infrastructure such as tree canopies and active transportation corridors is an investment in citizens’ health. In Los Angeles, Frank noted, the argument for new highway lanes is presented in terms of cost-per-delay for productivity. But driving has health costs; as Frank put it, “Driving equals obesity.” When we add the air quality impacts of greenhouse gas emissions from driving, a productivity argument for highways seems like imperfect accounting, at best. Los Angeles’s active transportation plan promotes walking and biking. It costs $12.8 billion, but in terms of health cost savings, it yielded a $113 billion return. Still, Frank does not embrace this method of accounting. “We need to keep people alive,” he said. “We shouldn’t have to make an economic argument for it.” Research from biochemistry and molecular biology supports the conclusion that tree canopies improve health. Dr. Aruni Bhatnagar, Director for the University of Louisville Christina Lee Brown Envirome Institute, presented research indicating that proximity to trees—the study used pines—lowered blood pressure and heart rate in humans. Biophilia Takes Many Different Shapes Chris Sharples, a founding principal of SHoP Architects, doesn’t use the term biophilia with clients; he prefers “natural systems.” His firm is exploring tools—from AI to offsite manufacturing—that balance process innovation with risk management in construction. One example is using 3D printing to make building components from bamboo. Unlike Sharples, Anna Dyson of the Yale School of Environment embraces the term, calling biophilia “a whole-body experience.” Through projects like ELM (Ecological Living Module), AMBIS (Agricultural By-Product Modular Building Systems), and others, Dyson’s work explores how plants, materials, and building systems can create a circular built environment. The conference brought together seemingly unrelated disciplines—architecture, medicine, biology, engineering, interior design. (Foster Branding) Tools for practicing biophilia are coming into focus: Terrapin Bright Green’s 14+ Patterns of Biophilic Design and Kellert and Calabrese’s The Practice of Biophilic Design are available online as free downloads. The newly released LEED v5 cites the latter volume in the “Integrated Biophilic Design” credit under “Occupant Experience.” As a snapshot of biophilia in 2025, the conference showed a lively, sprawling movement that connects traditionally siloed disciplines—architecture, medicine, biology, engineering, interior design—with the purpose of building happier, healthier places. Jessie Temple is an architect and writer currently forest bathing in Austin, Texas.

Robot mops aren't really a new concept; they've existed for a few years now with mopping pad attachments and dispensers for cleaning solution and water. However, many are just glorified Swiffers. They smear dirty water around your floors and call it "cleaning." But Ecovacs' Deebot X9 Pro Omni and T80 Omni try to fix that problem with a self-washing mop that, in theory, won't turn your floor into a petri dish. "With Ozmo Roller Mop technology, we're addressing the hygiene gaps traditional mops leave behind, while innovations like Blast suction and ZeroTangle 3.0 take performance and convenience to the next level," David Qian, CEO of Ecovacs Robotics, said in a news release.I got an early look at these robot mops in a Brooklyn coffee shop ahead of their launch. While they're not cheap, starting at $1,200 for the T80 Omni and $1,600 for the X9 Pro Omni, they have a lot of mopping tech that should help make mopping your living space quicker and more hygienic.  The X9 Pro Omni tackled a milk spill with ease. Ajay KumarSelf-washing robotsThe headline feature here is Ecovacs Ozmmo Roller Mop, which first debuted in this year's X8 Pro Omni model. Unlike older robot mops that drag a damp cloth around until it's disgusting, this one has separate clean and dirty water tanks and scrubs the mop pad clean mid-job. It also applies 16 times more pressure than a typical robot mop, so it's closer to an actual hand-scrubbing than a Swiffer.  The Ozmo mop roller on the robot vacuum can pop out to hit corners.  Ajay KumarThis means your floors get cleaned with fresh water each time instead of reusing old, dirty water. I watched this happen with both the X9 Pro Omni and T80 Omni, where the two robots cleaned up spilled milk from the concrete floor of a coffee shop. I was impressed that, for the most part, they left no mess or streaks behind, though concrete flooring likely isn't the type of surface you have in your home, so the real test will be on tile, vinyl and other hard flooring. I was also impressed by their ability to navigate the fairly crowded coffee shop. I never saw them bump into people's feet or get caught on furniture or carpets.  The Omni docking station comes with hot air drying.  Ajay KumarX9 Pro Omni: The flagship robot mop The X9 Pro Omni is Ecovacs' new flagship and will set you back the most at $1,599. Here are some of the key features:  The X9 Pro Omni zeroed in on the milk spill.  Ajay KumarBlast suction: Its 100-watt motor and redesigned airflow path give it more vacuuming power. The motor has a high-torque, wider air inlet and more precise fan blades. SuperBoost battery: It comes with Ecovacs' proprietary SuperBoost battery, which the company says can deliver 50% higher discharge current, a 2.5 times longer battery lifespan, and reduced heat output. ZeroTangle 3.0 brushes: This self-maintaining brush system has a main brush and inward-curved side brush that's designed to eliminate pet hair and other debris from wrapping around it.  The Deebot did a good job of making sure it didn't hit carpet with the mop by lifting the mopping pad.  Ajay KumarTruEdge 2.0 3D navigation: Corners are usually a challenge for robot vacuums and mops, which TruEdge is designed to address. It has edge sensing and an extending mop and side brush for cleaning corners and along walls. Mop lifting: The X9 Pro can detect carpets and automatically raise the mop to prevent your carpets from getting soggy. That's a pretty common feature these days, but it's still nice to see it. Hot-air drying: The Omni docking station blasts the mop with 145-degree Fahrenheit air, drying it out between uses and preventing bacteria growth.Is all this necessary? Maybe not, unless you're doing frequent wet mopping at home. (Personally, I usually just vacuum, and my floors are lucky if they get mopped more than once a month.) But if you want the closest thing to a "set it and forget it" robot cleaner -- one that vacuums and mops without you babysitting it -- the X9 Pro Omni might be a good option, though we'll need to put it through its paces at our Louisville vacuum testing lab to see how it performs.  TruEdge 2.0 3D navigation is enhanced by AI to help tackle obstacles and corners.  Ajay KumarT80 Omni: Less expensive, still feature-packedThe T80 Omni strips out some of the X9's features but keeps all the important ones. This includes the Ozmo Roller self-washing mop and AI remopping (where it spots sticky spots and hits them twice). According to Ecovacs, it has 16 times more downward pressure than traditional mops and self-washes with every pass, just like the X9 Omni. There's also the ZeroTangle 3.0 brush, which minimizes tangling and picks up debris better. So what's missing? Well, the docking station uses slightly cooler 113 degrees Fahrenheit air to dry the mop, and the suction isn't quite as strong, but it's still way more capable than some of the more affordable robot vacuums we recommend.