Kelly Worden :: GBIG Insight

Kelly Worden

Project Manager of Health Research at USGBC exploring the impact of green buildings and the built environment on public health. MPH in Global Environmental Health from the George Washington University.

The State of Health Considerations in Commercial Real Estate

09 Dec 2016 • 4 minute read

At Greenbuild, GRESB released the results from their first ever Health & Well-being Module to provide insight into how property companies and funds around the world are promoting health and well-being. Real estate companies are positioned to promote health and well- …

New LEED Pilot Credit Establishes an Integrative Process for Health Promotion

18 May 2016 • 2 minute read

Protecting human health by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change has been a focus of the green building movement since its inception. With changing weather patterns and matured understanding of the relationship between climate change and health …

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Making Healthy Property Investable: Opportunities & Barriers (VIDEO)

01 Feb 2016 • 1 minute read

It is increasingly well recognized that the design and operation of the communities in which people live, work, learn, and play significantly influence their health. However, within the real estate industry, the health impacts of transportation, community development, a …

Collaborating for Green and Healthy Development

15 May 2015 • 1 minute read

Strong evidence indicates that where we live, work, learn, and play affects our health and well-being. Green building professionals are in a unique position to ensure that their projects minimize health risks and capitalize on opportunities to improve health. With f …

Representation of Health in LEED 2009

07 May 2015 • 2 minute read

Last year, we shared a preview of ongoing research funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) on the representation of health and well-being within LEED 2009. As previously described, a 'Green Health' partnership was launched in 2012 between the U.S. Green B …

The Drive to Make Healthy Places Investable

05 Nov 2014 • 2 minute read

It is widely recognized that the structure of the built environment influences health. However, there is currently not a mechanism for investing in the development of health-promoting property. The health impacts of real estate development operate as economic externalit …

The Surgeon General’s Greenbuild Debut

13 Oct 2014 • 2 minute read

Health will be front and center at Greenbuild in New Orleans! The conversation begins with two pre-conference Summits and continues right through Friday. Tuesday, October 21 will be an especially big day: the Materials and Human Health Summit and the Affordable Homes …

RWJF Culture of Health Prize Winners

12 Aug 2014 • 1 minute read

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is striving to create a “culture of health” so that all Americans are empowered and able to lead healthy lives. The culture of health movement aims to break down the barriers to health currently faced by many Americans. …

The Bicycle Rack: A More Meaningful LEED Credit Than Ever Before

31 Jul 2014 • 1 minute read

In previous versions of LEED, the bicycle rack credit was seen as a notoriously easy LEED credit to achieve. Building owners could install a bicycle rack, provide changing rooms and gain credit for it, regardless of whether or not building users were enabled to actually …

RWJF Report Highlights the Need for Health Promoting Communities

07 Mar 2014 • 1 minute read

A new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) brings together an impressive body of research illustrating the role of geography and the built environment as determinants of health. RWJF believes that your zip code should not be more important than your gen …

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