This is a special edition because we have exciting news to share! We are so grateful to have been featured on the Ethical Evolution podcast. This podcast is a product of the Ethical Change Agency, based in Australia. It was so wonderful to talk about all things healthy buildings, and we covered a lot of ground during this 50 minute session: climate change and innovation, developing greater equity in the built environment, advocating for healthier spaces at scale, and how to approach climate change from a place of informed and empowered decision-making. Check it out on Apple Podcasts, and other major outlets like Spotify.
Healthy Buildings are a risk management strategy; unhealthy buildings are a liability. And most buildings are unhealthy in one way or another.
I say this all the time, and to better explain what I mean, I created a comprehensive article that outlines the issues and describes how healthier building strategies can manage risk. Practitioners can use this resource as a tool to advocate for healthier, more accessible buildings at scale. Read the full article at the link below.
Finally, continuing with our three-bullets theme, below are this week’s topics:
A data point: the latest IPCC report was just released, and while it contains a lot of important data points, I also believe that when it comes to climate change, empowering individual action is the key! Stacy Smedley, Executive Director of Building Transparency, created this helpful infographic and shared it on LinkedIn.
A place: I took the below photo on a recent trip to my home state of Wisconsin. It is a beautiful place, and if you’re interested in learning more about the area, check out my Seattle Ignite talk.
A person or persons: we are big fans of Kena Peay’s work in the outdoors. Follow her on Instagram, where she recently highlighted her trip to Olympic National Park!
I recently became WELL Faculty, after demonstrating an even deeper knowledge of healthy building strategies and the WELL Building Standard. As we continue to respond to variants, and employers explore hybrid work from home scenarios, I will be giving a training that outlines Strategies from the WELL Building Standard that support in the fight against COVID-19.
To share this information with our broader community, I will be hosting both a live training and launching a recorded, on-demand version on our Teachable site, this fall. The details are still being worked out, so click below to receive the latest updates and stay in the know!