{"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