Vicki Lockhart, Arup Group, presentation to our Green Vision seminar series in May 2015 introducing the Well Standard

1. HEALTH
&
WELLBEING
IN
THE
BUILT
ENVIRONMENT

2. TERMINOLOGY

3. [1]
AGENDA
&
INDUSTRY
RESPONSE

4. TRENDS
AND
RISK
FACTORS

5. 131
million
days
were
lost
due
to
sickness
absences
in
the
UK
in
2013,
cosRng
the
economy
an
esRmated
£14bn.
[Sources:
ons.gov.uk
&
CBI
-­‐
Fit
for
purpose:
Absence
and
workplace
health
survey
2013]

6. In
a
database
of
34,000
post
occupancy
surveys
about
indoor
environmental
quality
in
215
buildings,
people
were
most
dissaRsfied
with
acousRcs.
[Source:
The
Centre
for
the
Built
Environment,
University
of
California
Berkeley]

7. InacRvity
is
now
one
of
the
biggest
threats
to
public
health,
directly
a]ributable
to
9.4%
of
all
deaths
worldwide,
or
3.5
million
people
every
year.
[Source:
The
Lancet.
The
pandemic
of
physical
inacRvity:
global
acRon
for
public
health,
2012]

8. Based
on
a
typical
split
of
business
operaRng
costs,
modest
gains
in
staff
health
and
wellbeing
can
deliver
significant
financial
savings.
[Source:
WGBC
report
on
Health,
Wellbeing
and
ProducRvity
in
Offices,
2014]

9. WORLD
GREEN
BUILDING
COUNCIL,
SEPT
2014
PART
1
–
Evidence-­‐base
of
physical
office
design
features
that
impact
health
and
wellbeing:
INDOOR
AIR
QUALITY
THERMAL
COMFORT
DAYLIGHTING
&
LIGHTING
BIOPHILIA
NOISE
INTERIOR
LAYOUT
LOOK
&
FEEL
ACTIVE
DESIGN
&
EXERCISE
AMENITIES
&
LOCATION
GLOBAL
(UK-­‐LED)

10. WORLD
GREEN
BUILDING
COUNCIL,
SEPT
2014
PART
2
-­‐
Framework
to
measure
impact:
GLOBAL
(UK-­‐LED)

11. BUILDING
HEALTHY
PLACES
TOOLKIT,
FEB
2015
URBAN
LAND
INSTITUTE
USA
Builds
on
2013
work
that
defined
Ten
Principles
for
building
healthy
places:

12. BUILDING
HEALTHY
PLACES
TOOLKIT,
FEB
2015
URBAN
LAND
INSTITUTE
USA
Latest
toolkit
contains
21
evidence-­‐based
strategies
for
healthy
places:

13. PROTOCOLS
FOR
HEALTH
AND
WELLNESS
IN
DESIGN,
2014-­‐2015
AMERICAN
SOCIETY
OF
INTERIOR
DESIGNERS
(ASID)
USA
Commitment
under
the
2014
Clinton
Global
IniRaRve:
ASID
plus
11
industry
partners
across
the
design
and
construcRon
supply
chain.
Due
to
be
published
by
the
end
of
2015.

14. WELL
BUILDING
STANDARD,
OCT
2014
USA
First
industry
standard
to
quanRfy
and
benchmark
health
and
wellbeing
features
of
the
built
environment.
Framework
and
criteria
developed
on
the
basis
of
8
years
medical
research,
in
collaboraRon
with
key
medical
insRtuRons
such
as
the
Cleveland
and
Mayo
Clinics.

15. BUILDINGS
FOR
PEOPLE
“…the
Rme
has
come
to
elevate
human
health
and
comfort
to
the
forefront
of
building
pracRces
and
reinvent
buildings
that
are
not
only
be]er
for
the
planet
–
but
also
for
people.”
Source:
hbp://wellcerRfied.com/well-­‐building-­‐standard/overview/

16. KEY
PARTIES
• Mission
to
place
health
and
wellness
at
the
centre
of
design
and
construcRon
decisions
• Pioneer
of
the
WELL
Building
Standard
• Founder
of
the
Wellness
Real
Estate
and
the
IWBI
• Mission
to
improve
human
health
and
wellbeing
through
the
built
environment
• Administers
the
Standard
• Delivers
third-­‐party
cerRficaRon
services
for
WELL
(same
body
that
delivers
LEED
cer>fica>on
and
professional
creden>aling
in
partnership
with
the
USGBC)

17. KEY
AUTHORS

18. WELLOGRAPHIES
–
8
YEARS
MEDICAL
RESEARCH

19. PREMISE
BEHIND
THE
CRITERIA
WELL
BUILDING
FEATURES
EVIDENCE-­‐BASED
HEALTH
AND
WELLNESS
INTERVENTIONS
BEST
PRACTICE
DESIGN
AND
CONSTRUCTION
PRACTICES

20. [2]
THE
WELL
BUILDING
STANDARD

21. NEW
FOCUS
COMPARED
TO
EXISTING
SUSTAINABILITY
TOOLS
=
%
of
points
for
heath
and
wellness
criteria
=
%
of
remaining
points
LEED
v4
BREEAM
LBC
WELL

22. DESIGNED
TO
WORK
IN
TANDEM
ENVIRONMENTAL HUMAN
Together,
creaRng
buildings
that
opRmise
occupant
health
as
well
as
environmental
outcomes

23. 7
WELLNESS
CONCEPTS
Removal
of
airborne
contaminants,
prevenRon,
and
purificaRon
Mind
Comfort
Fitness
Light
Nourishment
Water
Air
FiltraRon
and
treatment,
as
well
as
strategic
placement
Healthy
opRons,
behavioural
cues,
and
greater
informaRon
Circadian
rhythm,
window
performance,
and
light
quality
Accommodate
exercise
and
movement
in
daily
rouRnes
AcousRc,
thermal,
olfactory
and
ergonomic
environments
Support
mental
and
emoRonal
health,
knowledge
and
awareness

25. RECEPTION
&
UPTAKE
“More
than
7.7
million
square
feet
of
projects
have
already
registered
or
cerRfied
through
WELL”
-­‐
IWBI,
Jan
2015
LYFE
Kitchen
are
planning
roll
out
of
250
WELL
CerRfied
restaurants
in
the
next
five
years
Source:
hbp://wellcerRfied.com/well-­‐building-­‐standard/overview/
Source:
Deepak
Chopra,
quoted
in
Business
Wire,
Dec
2013.
hbp://bit.ly/1C3m1is

26. PILOT
PARTICIPANTS
&
ONGOING
REGISTERED
PROJECTS

27. CLIENTS
AND
INTERESTED
PARTIES

28. AIR
STRATEGIES
WELL
BUILDING
STANDARD

29. WATER
STRATEGIES
WELL
BUILDING
STANDARD

30. NOURISHMENT
STRATEGIES
WELL
BUILDING
STANDARD

31. LIGHTING
STRATEGIES
WELL
BUILDING
STANDARD

32. FITNESS
STRATEGIES
WELL
BUILDING
STANDARD

33. COMFORT
STRATEGIES
WELL
BUILDING
STANDARD

34. MIND
STRATEGIES
WELL
BUILDING
STANDARD

35. VERSION
1.0
• Published
Nov
2014
• Details
all
WELL
features
opRmised
for
commercial
and
insRtuRonal
projects
• Defines
which
PrecondiRons
and
OpRmisaRons
apply
to
each
of
the
three
project
typologies:
• New
ConstrucRon
Cer>fica>on
• Tenant
Improvement
Cer>fica>on
• Core
and
Shell
Compliance

36. WHY?
ADOPT LIFE-STYLE THINKING
FOR USER-CENTRED DESIGN
INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND
REDUCE BOTH ABSENTEEISM
AND PRESENTEEISM
PROMOTE BETTER SLEEP,
COMFORT, MENTAL ACUITY,
NUTRITION AND OVERALL
HEALTH
HELP RECRUIT AND RETAIN
TALENT
INSPIRE LONG-TERM HEALTHY
HABITS
PLAN FOR OPERATIONAL
EXCELLENCE
EMBODY BRAND VALUES &
LEAD BY EXAMPLE
IMPROVE AIR, WATER, LIGHT
AND ACOUSTIC QUALITY
ENCOURAGE PERSONAL
INFLUENCE AND CONTROL
OVER ENVIRONMENT
SUPPORT ENHANCED SOCIAL
NETWORKS AND HELPING
BEHAVIOUR

37. THANK
YOU
victoria.lockhart@arupassociates.com
hbp://www.arupassociates.com/en/
projects/wellbeing/

38. [3]
CASE
STUDY

39. CBRE
LOS
ANGELES
HEADQUARTERS
–
WELL
CERTIFIED
UNDER
TENANT
IMPROVEMENT
PILOT
(2014)