Health and Wellness

The Center for Active Design (CfAD), with QuadReal, offers report with evidence-based guidelines for improved health and wellness at industrial sites. CfAD also unveils Commercial and Industrial Site scorecard for Fitwel certification.

CLEAR's Health Pass will link with Kastle's system to authorize or restrict building and suite access based on COVID-19 vaccination status or test results.

Moving the needle on well-being in the workplace: A call to action for ergonomics practitioners

In navigating your school's guidelines, think about ways to incorporate wellness into the school day for students and staff alike.

Facilities teams can deliver on what occupants need with effective use of technology.

Many organizations are adopting a hybrid way of working, giving employees more autonomy and flexibility around where or how they work.

This year’s survey was focused on COVID-19 recovery and how the green building industry can thrive post-pandemic — with health, equity, and green building access cited as key factors for building re-entry.

New research from Robert Half shows employees' ideal work environment and feelings about returning to the office full time.

Facility executives are prioritizing three mission critical focus areas of a healthy building — people, places, and planet — finds Johnson Controls survey.

The IWBI and National League of Cities collaboration will focus on the development of strategies, tools, and resources that will enable city leaders to navigate in a post-COVID-19 world.

New Facility Management Trends & Insights survey from CORT reveals that employee health and wellness is top-of-mind as facilities continue to explore flexible workspace.

The company has partnered with Project for Public Spaces to help create spaces and programs where people can share experiences and build relationships in their communities.

The Center for Active Design bestowed a Fitwel 2 Star Rating to theMART, an iconic four million square foot Chicago property.

The Healthy Hand Washing Survey by Bradley Corporation reveals that 56% of workers have seen colleagues leave the restroom without washing their hands.

A second annual Capital One Workplace Environment Survey finds flexibility remains high on the list of priorities for employees.

Well Living Lab will undertake a three-year scientific research plan to identify how indoor environments affect five facets of people’s lives.

A free guide for employers to identify wellness programs that fit their unique workplace and employee characteristics is available from Transamerica Center for Health Studies and UC Berkeley Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplaces.

Partnership will promote smart green wall technology to address human health and wellness within the built environment.

The Well Living Lab leverages and expands upon the principles of the WELL Building Standard™ (WELL), which focuses on seven concepts relevant to indoor health—air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.

To be considered "high performance," buildings must optimize across multiple attributes, including not only energy efficiency and sustainability, but also productivity, security and functionality.