By Kelly Worden on
09 Dec 2016 •
openbook 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- …
By Senseware on
27 Nov 2016 •
openbook 3 minute read
Article authored by Megan Bozman
In addition to being a technology writer, I happen to be a fitness instructor, certified by the American Council on Exercise since 2000. I keep up with the latest fitness research out of necessity to maintain my certification, but als …
USGBC began to explore the connections between green buildings, health, and human rights in 2013, when it offered initial findings and encouraged further research in a report from the Summit on Green Building and Human Health. Those links recently received strong legal …
The GRESB Health and Well-being Module is a new tool to understand how property companies and funds around the world are promoting health and well-being in their internal operations and through the real estate and services they offer to customers. The Module is predicat …
By GBIG Staff on
29 Aug 2016 •
openbook 5 minute read
This post is authored by Douglas Jutte, MD, MPH and Colby Dailey, MPP, Directors of Build Healthy Places Network.
Equity is a hot topic these days as our nation struggles with what is fair and just, and for whom. In philanthropy, equity is high on the agenda among ma …
By The Comfy Team on
25 Aug 2016 •
openbook 4 minute read
As the number of Comfy users has continued to grow, we’ve been amassing what may be the largest dataset of feedback on thermal comfort ever collected, both in terms of quantity of observation points as well as the number of participants. What this data reveals wil …
By Joyce Lee on
22 Aug 2016 •
openbook 7 minute read
The influx of women in the workplace starting in the 1960s was partly attributable to the development of infant formula. Formula gives mothers of newborns added freedom to return to work after childbirth. However, in the last few decades, research findings overwhelmin …
By Daniel Lau on
20 Jul 2016 •
openbook 4 minute read
As a public health guy working towards health equity, my career has been a continuous journey of peeling back layers to identify the root causes of disparate health outcomes. I started at the cellular and biological level in undergrad, moved to the individual behavioral …
By Jeni Miller on
15 Jul 2016 •
openbook 13 minute read
After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the founders of what became Broad Community Connections (BCC) started attending community meetings, and exploring with their fellow community members how to rebuild a city in shambles. These conversations highlighted some …
By Serene Almomen on
07 Jul 2016 •
openbook 3 minute read
My longtime business mentor likes to say I’m a plant that requires sunshine for photosynthesis. While this isn’t literally true, of course, I feel best when I’m in view of natural light. I also prefer a quiet environment for work and studying, and still have fond …
