{"id":5103,"date":"2016-10-05T08:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T12:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/?p=5103"},"modified":"2016-10-02T20:10:42","modified_gmt":"2016-10-03T00:10:42","slug":"survey-reports-health-impacts-of-buildings-influence-design-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roofingmagazine.com\/survey-reports-health-impacts-of-buildings-influence-design-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Survey Reports Health Impacts of Buildings Influence Design Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"
Nearly three quarters of U.S. architects say the health impacts of buildings are influencing their design decisions. That finding parallels the market demand by building owners, with a solid two-thirds surveyed also reporting that health considerations affect how they design and construct buildings.<\/p>\n
These findings and others were released in a ground-breaking report The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings 2016<\/em> by Dodge Data & Analytics<\/a>, in partnership with Delos<\/a> and the Canada Green Building Council<\/a>, and with the participation of the American Institute of Architects<\/a> as a critical research advisor and partner.<\/p>\n The report documents the value and need for more of the research, education, collaboration and outreach efforts that are hallmarks of the AIA\u2019s Design and Health initiative. Since 2013, AIA has invested in expanding the body of knowledge on the connection between design and health, including professional continuing education and the 17-university Design & Health Research Consortium. <\/p>\n \u201cAs a society, we spend nearly 87 percent of our time indoors,\u201d said AIA chief executive officer Robert Ivy, FAIA. \u201cDesigning and constructing \u2018healthy buildings\u2019 is important to our own well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWorking with architects, we can accelerate this need for healthier buildings and improve quality of life across the country,\u201d Ivy said. \u201cThis report documents how architects can help clients have a positive effect on human health – through the built environment.\u201d<\/p>\n That positive result includes increasing employee participation and fulfillment, the report found. Sixty-nine percent of owners who measure employee satisfaction and engagement reported improvement in both attributes due to their healthier building investments.<\/p>\n According to the report, the top five healthier building features implemented by architects are:<\/p>\n Use of nearly all of these is expected to grow considerably along with further pioneering approaches like the use of biophilic design features, spaces that enhance tenant mood and opportunities for physical activity, the report found.<\/p>\n \u201cThe increased attention to building health impacts is just beginning,\u201d says Stephen A. Jones, senior director of industry insights at Dodge Data & Analytics. \u201cIn a similar way several years ago, companies engaged in green construction because of the demonstrable business and financial benefits they were able to achieve. The findings of this report demonstrate that the focus on buildings that enhance the health and well-being of their occupants is likely to follow a similar trajectory, boosted by those who have committed to sustainability in their organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n Download<\/a> the full study The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings 2016: Tactical Intelligence to Transform Building Design and Construction SmartMarket Report<\/em>.<\/p>\n The report also received support from CBRE<\/a>, Dewberry<\/a> and the U.S. Green Building Council<\/a>, with additional support from Armstrong Ceiling Solutions<\/a> and the Regenerative Network<\/a>. Other organizations that participated in the research process include the American Society of Interior Designers<\/a>, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers<\/a> and the World Green Building Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nearly three quarters of U.S. architects say the health impacts of buildings are influencing their design decisions. That finding parallels the market demand by building…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Survey Reports Health Impacts of Buildings Influence Design Decisions @DodgeData @DelosLiving @CaGBC @AIANational @CBRE @TheDewberryWay @USGBC @ArmstrongCeilng @ASID #NationalAssociationofRealEstateInvestmentManagers #RegenerativeNetwork","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[8],"tags":[1866,6236,5285,6234,448,6231,6232,6230,3474,6233,3212,6228,6237,6235,3594,2687,6229,2551,6238],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Additional highlights from the report:<\/h4>\n
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