wellness
Commercial building and facilities management resources for corporate facility executives, building operators and facility managers in all industry and service sectors. wellness articles below.
Did You Get A Good Sleep Last Night?
Today is World Sleep Day, an event to highlight awareness of the impacts of sleep quality on health, including performance in the workplace.
Maximizing Natural Light In Facilities
With Daylight Saving Time around the corner, consider the potential benefits of daylighting and daylight harvesting for your facilities.
New Workplace Wellness Employer Guide Available
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.
New Guidance On Achieving Joint Certification Of BREEAM, WELL
A new briefing paper from BRE And IWBI outlines how projects can achieve joint certification of BREEAM and the WELL Building Standard.
ASID Shares New HQ Post-Occupancy Research
The American Society of Interior Designers has made available post-occupancy research for its new WELL and LEED certified headquarters in Washington, DC.
Performance Review: Three Design Leaders Size Up The Workplace
The way we work is changing. Can office design keep pace? Three design leaders from Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) share their insights.
Bicycle Friendly Business Award For Dero
The League of American Bicyclists recognizes this maker of bike parking solutions for its own facility amenities and initiatives that promote employee cycling.
Solatube Introduces SolaMaster 300 DS
This line of tubular daylighting devices is designed to provide enhanced light diffusion into interior spaces without light loss.
Concerned With Poor IAQ?
A facility’s indoor air quality affects occupant health as well as energy efficiency. Take steps to mitigate negative impacts.
World’s First Biophilic Office Project Studies Buildings, Nature
The research project will provide environmental and human data as evidence of biophilic design’s positive impact on the health and wellbeing of office occupants.
Alliance For Workplace Excellence Awards 54 Companies
These annual awards recognize companies for their actions that deliver on improving workplace wellness, sustainability, and diversity.
Cleaning To Safeguard Health
Protect the well-being of facility staff and building occupants with green cleaning principles.
Two Humanscale Products Earn International Recognition
The Infinity task light wins Red Dot product award; OfficeIQ honored as a World Changing Idea Finalist by Fast Company.
Clorox® Total 360™ System
The Clorox® Total 360™ Electrostatic Sprayer provides superior surface coverage so commercial facilities can do much more, much faster, for much less.
Beyond The Task Of Illumination
There are strategies for facilities to implement office lighting for circadian health and well-being.
Leveraging Outdoor Space To Support Organizational Goals
Intentional design of outdoor spaces provides multiple benefits that can effectively support the organization and the people it employs and serves.
New York City Celebrates First WELL Certified Project
Structure Tone’s new office in Manhattan achieves WELL Certification at the Silver Level; marks first WELL Certified Project in New York.
The Impact Of Flooring On Nurse Wellness
More comfortable, ergonomic flooring material can improve productivity and patient quality of care, reduce absenteeism and workman comp claims, and lead to an overall improvement in quality of life for dedicated healthcare providers.
Delos, HKS Partnership To Study Built Environment, Health Impacts
The two firms will collaborate to discover, evaluate, and improve upon the effects of the built environment on occupant health and well-being.
FM Alert: WELL And BREEAM To Align Standards
International WELL Building Institute™ and BRE to pursue alignments between the WELL Building Standard™ and BREEAM that will make it easier for projects pursuing both standards.
5 Ways Window Film Can Protect Your Facilities
Beyond energy efficiency benefits, window film adds a level of safety for facilities as well.
Citi Facility In Hong Kong On Track For WELL Certification
Having achieved precertification toward the WELL Building Standard marks a milestone for the global bank as it hones its focus on workplace wellness.
FM Alert: New Workplace Wellbeing White Paper Released
Nine Campbell Institute member organizations share their successes and challenges in implementing worker wellbeing programs.
LED Lighting, Impact On Health
In response to the AMA's June 2016 cautioning about In-Ga-N based LEDs used as sources of illumination, Rensselaer's Lighting Research Center addresses the issue.
Tips For Choosing Wallcoverings
An abundance of choices provides options for facility managers to meet the practical and aesthetic needs of their organizations.
Considerations For Green Cleaning
Specific facility factors are important, and pilot programs can help evaluate green cleaning options.
Well Living Lab Strives For Healthier Indoor Spaces
Delos®, Mayo Clinic collaborate on first ever, human-centered research center dedicated to creating healthier indoor spaces.
Biophilic Design For Buildings: 3 Things To Know
A heightened focus on wellness in facilities highlights the impact of the indoor environment on occupants.
Tips For Sustainable Landscaping
A new approach to landscaping suburban office developments that integrates natural areas and provides more open, collaborative spaces can meet the demands of this next generation of office workers.
Friday Funny: The Dadbod – The Lifestyle Fat Fad Is A Workplace Woe
According to a recent CareerBuilder survey, there is a strong correlation between on-the-job stress levels and overweight workers.
Benefits Strategy And Benchmarking Survey Data Released
The two biggest challenges identified by these participants are controlling benefit costs while attracting and retaining a competitive workforce.
Groups Team To Promote The Stomach Bug Book
This free resource is now available to help schools prepare for incoming students and prevent the spread of stomach illnesses.
