Beyond LEED: Wellness and the Urban Office
January 15, 2018
With the average employee spending 90% of their time inside, the built environment has now become our natural environment. On January 15th Stamford 2030 joined AIA Connecticut and CTGBC to explore the pillars of a healthy work environment through the WELL Building Standard. The COOKFOX Office was the first LEED Platinum office facility in New York City. But Platinum designation was just a starting point: the design also met the emerging WELL Building Standard and was awarded WELL Gold level certification in April 2018. This moderated presentation and discussion explained the science of biophilia and introduced key concepts of human health and wellness that link advanced design with environmental sustainability.
Moderator:
Blake Jackson, AIA, LEED/WELL Faculty, Fitwel Ambassador (Sustainability Design Leader, Associate, Stantec Architecture)
Panelists:
Jaclyn Whitaker, AIA (Senior Vice President, Market Solutions, IWBI)
Bill Browning (Terrapin Bright Green)
Bethany Borel (COOKFOX-Senior Associate)
Resources:
- Presentation
- 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design
Understand the science behind how natural elements in the workplace strengthen employee health. - WELL v2 pilot
Explore strategies in the second version of the WELL Building Standard, which is in pilot form today. - WELL Building Standard v2
Start planning a future or hypothetical project using IWBI’s free tool. Click “Start a Project” at the top of the page. - COOKFOX Case Study