HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN GREEN BUILDING - USGBC€¦ · Health and Wellbeing in Green Building. This CEU is registered with the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC)

HEALTH AND WELLBEING

IN GREEN BUILDING

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Safety is evolving. Complex issues of

today have subsumed concerns of the past.

And the safety landscape of tomorrow is

yet to be defined.

- Chemicals

- Food and water

- Infrastructure

- Initial adoption of electricity

- Medical devices

- Nanotechnology

- Renewable energy

- Wireless integration

- SUSTAINABILITY

Safety is Evolving

Credit(s) earned on completion of

this course will be reported to AIA

CES for AIA members.

Certificates of Completion for

both AIA members and non-AIA

members are available upon

request.

Course # WELL201

This course is registered with AIA

CES for continuing professional

education. As such, it does not

include content that may be

deemed or construed to be an

approval or endorsement by the

AIA of any material of

construction or any method or

manner of

handling, using, distributing, or

dealing in any material or

product.______________________________________

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Questions related to specific materials,

methods, and services will be addressed at the

conclusion of this presentation.

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LEED AP BD+C,

LEED AP O+M,

WELL AP Specific

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Health and Wellbeing in Green Building

This CEU is registered with the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC) for continuing

education credits. This credit will be accepted by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID),

International Interior Designers Association (IIDA), and Interior Designers of Canada (IDC).

The content included in not deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by IDCEC of any

material or construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any

material or product

Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services should be directed to the instructor or

provider of this CEU.

This program, Healthy Indoor Air Quality by Design, is registered for 0.1 CEU value.

The IDCEC Class Code is: CEU-107068

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•Certificated of completion will be automatically issued once you have submitted the online survey for

this CEU.

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provided with a Certificate of Completion from the CEU provider.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Understand how health and wellbeing is being defined today in sustainable

building.

Identify WELL features that align with LEED v4s focus on human health &

wellbeing for example WELL feature 04 VOC reduction aligns with EQc Low

Emitting Materials.

Identify LEED v4 credits that align with WELLs focus on human health &

wellbeing for example MRc Building Product Disclosure and Optimization:

Material Ingredients Option 1 aligns with WELL feature 97.

Understand the crosswalk documentation which will help them implement

specification decisions for both LEED v4 EBOM and WELL such as Green

Cleaning Policy (P) & Green Cleaning - Products & Materials

and Feature 9 Cleaning Protocol.


PROTECTS FROM

THE ELEMENTS

PROTECTS PERSONAL

BELONGINGS

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TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE

PEOPLE


PLANET PROFIT

SO WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING

Many things needed to be fixed immediately: energy usage,

waste streams, water waste, clean construction environment,

use of local materials and recycled content on construction

materials. It took us a while……


ROI BY IMPACT AREA


http://www.jll.com/Research/Health_Wellbeing_Productivity.pdf?1a56c1ad-7be7-4d6d-8f32-74bb6e72fa3f

A 10% CHANGE IN IMPACT IS NOT EQUAL

90% 1% 9% Building costsstaffing, salaries, benefits

Energy Rent

9% 0.1% 0.9%


COST OF HEALTH & WELLBEING

Costs of ill-health vary by sector and country, and are rarely comparable, but

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3%

private sector

4%

public sector

$2,074

per employee

$2,502

per employee

Yearly absentee

rate per employee

Employers

cost per year

The aggregate cost to business of ILL-HEALTH

AND ABSENTEEISM in Australia is estimated at $7

billion per year, while the cost of ‘PRESENTEEISM’*

is estimated to be $26 billion

US

UK

AU

Poor mental health

specifically costs UK

employers £30 BILLION

a year through LOST

PRODUCTION,

RECRUITMENT

and ABSENCE £

$7B

$26B

$33B *not fully functioning at work because of medical conditions


IMPROVEMENTS THROUGH HEALTH & WELLBEING

Comprehensive body of

research suggest that

productivity improvements of

8-11% comes from good IAQ


Dodge Data & Analytics, The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings 2016 - https://www.construction.com/dodge-newsletters/health-well-being-sustainability


75% of owners are seeking improved

employee and tenant satisfaction

with the building vs only 64% wanting

productivity improvements

Currently, nearly all of the owners who are familiar with the impact of their

healthier building investments on employee satisfaction and engagement

report positive improvements in this area, with 58% reporting a medium level

of improvement or higher.

https://www.construction.com/dodge-newsletters/health-well-being-sustainability


WHAT BUILDING RATING SYSTEMS ARE WE

TALKING ABOUT

Building rating system made up of

prerequisite and points across 6 areas

Precious medal scoring

Main focus areas for health & wellbeing

are IEQ and material sections


LEED


TALKING ABOUT

530 projects with 100 million sf

Preconditions and optimizations

Concept by concept scoring analysis

Can have non applicable

preconditions and optimizations

Precious medal scoring


WELL

FITWEL


TALKING ABOUT

Founded by GSA with CDC research |

Now run by The Center for Active Design

1 star-2 star-3 star rating

Applicable to existing buildings | 55 design

and operation strategies

7 Health Impact Categories | No prerequisites

Points are awarded based on the strength of

implementation

The Center for Active Design manages


WHAT BUILDING CODES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT

ASHRAE 189.1 – standard and technical

guts of IgCC

IgCC – green building code implemented

as mandatory in Washington DC,

Baltimore, Dallas, TX among others


GREEN CODES

WHAT BUILDING CODES ARE WE TALKING ABOUT

Statewide mandatory green building

requirements for residential and

non-residential


CALGreen

CROSSWALK AGREEMENT BETWEEN

LEED AND WELL


equivalent partial aligned


Volatile Organic

Compounds (VOCs)

Inorganic & Organic

Particulates/Allergens

Formaldehyde &

Aldehydes

Inorganic &

Combustion Gases

Mold & Mildew


Eye Irritation

Headache

Upper Respiratory

Irritation

Nausea

Dizziness

Fatigue

Sore or Dry Throat

Nosebleed


Air pollutants

are 2–5X higher

indoors than

outdoors (U.S. EPA)


Every day in the U.S.:

40,000 people miss

work due to asthma

30,000 people suffer

asthma attacks

5,000 people visit the

ER due to a severe

asthma attack

(AsthmaMD Inc.)

SO WHY IS IAQ IMPORTANT


$63 B/year loss from

lost productivity and

increased healthcare

costs. (National Energy Management Institute, 2010)

.5M out of 4.5M U.S.

commercial buildings

have unacceptable IAQ

affecting 55M workers. (U.S. EPA and NEMI 2010)

VOC EMISSIONS

LEED EQc Low-Emitting Interiors – content and emissions

for wet products; furniture emission given different levels of

credit

WELL Feature 04: VOC Reduction (P) -

need low-emitting building products that meet

CDPH/EHLB/Standard Method v1.1 (1.2 now) in areas such

as flooring, paints, adhesives, insulation, gypsum board,

ceiling tiles; either or content or emissions for wet products;

furniture required to meet almost same levels

Fitwel – 6.3 Adopt and Implement an IAQ Policy for the

Workplace; includes products and other air quality

measures

ASHRAE 189.1, IgCC, and CALGreen

all have requirements for low-emitting products and air

quality measures



Carcinogenic and endocrine

disrupting pesticides were

detected in more than 50% of

those tested.

Fire retardant chemicals

(PBDEs) were in the serum of

nearly all people sampled.

BPA was found in ~100% of

urine samples: females had

higher levels than men;

children had the highest

levels.

CDC’s Fourth National Report on

Human Exposure to Environmental

Chemicals, 2017


According to the U.S. EPA, about 90%

of U.S. chemicals are exempt from

federal review under the Toxic

Substances Control Act.

The EPA only has data for 200 of the

thousands of chemicals that are on the

market.

Only 5 of the 20,000 chemicals

introduced since 1976 are banned by

the EPA . (Environment and Human Health, Inc. Report, Wargo, 2010)

The five chemicals that are banned

are: PCBs, chlorofluorocarbons,

dioxin, asbestos, and hexavalent

chromium.


30+ top design firms

issued open letters to

manufacturers

DEMANDING disclosure

of chemical ingredients.

LEED v4

launched and included

a credit REQUIRING

chemical disclosure: MR Credit: Building Product

Disclosure and Optimization -

Material Ingredients

71% of projects

valued at $50 million

and over reference

LEED in project

specificationsMcGraw Hill Construction (2010)

MATERIAL INGREDIENTS

LEED MRc Building Product Disclosure and Optimization:

Material Ingredients Option 1 - 20 products from 5

different manufacturers that have publicly available

inventory of content down to at least 1000 ppm or HPD,

Cradle to Cradle, Declare, Product Lens, or credits in

some multi-attribute standard

WELL Feature 97: Material Transparency Part 1

- at least 50% (by cost) of interior finishes, finish

materials, furnishings, and built-in furniture have been

evaluated and disclosed down to 1000 ppm through HPD,

Cradle to Cradle, Declare, Product Lens, or credits in

some multi-attribute standard

Not in Fitwel or Green Codes currently



LEED MRc Building Product Disclosure and Optimization:

Material Ingredients Option 2 - 25% by cost of installed

furnishings showing that your product has replaced

potentially harmful chemicals with better chemicals through

GreenScreen Benchmark, Cradle to Cradle, REACH

Optimization

WELL Feature 26: Enhanced Material Safety

- 25% by cost of all furnishings, built-in furniture, interior

finishes, and finish material be Red List free, Declare LBC

Compliant, LPC Labled, C2C Materal Health Certified v2

Gold or Platinum or V3, or have no GreenScreen

Benchmark 1 List 1 or List Translator Possible 1

substances over 1000ppm


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LEED MR Building Product Disclosure and Optimization:

Material Ingredients

Aligned for WELL Feature 25: Toxic Material Reduction

- no Perfluorinated Compounds at levels greater than

100ppm, Flame Retardants are limited in windows,

waterproofing membranes, door and window frames,

siding, flooring, ceiling tiles, wall coverings, piping and

electrical cables, insulation, upholstered furniture and

fabrics to 100ppm (as allowed by code), Phthalates are

limited to 100ppm in PVC products (including things like

plumbing pipes and moisture barriers), Isocyanate-Based

Polyurethane products are not used in interior finishes,

Urea-Formaldehyde is limited to 100ppm in furniture,

composite wood products, laminating adhesives, and

thermal insulation

Not equivalent or even partial, but the LEED credit can help show that the

WELL features are met.



ALL EQUIVALENT CREDITS BETWEEN

LEED AND WELL FEATURES


LEED WELL

LT Bike Facilities Feature 69: Active Transportation Support

EA Enhanced Commissioning Feature 14: Air Infiltration management

EQ Minimum Indoor Air Quality Performance and EA

Fundamental Commissioning and VerificationFeature 03: Ventilation Effectiveness

EQ Environmental Tobacco Smoke control Feature 02: Smoking Ban

EQ Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies Option 2 Feature 15: Increased Ventilation

EQ Construction Indoor Air Quality Management Plan Feature 07: Construction Pollution Management

EQ Indoor Air Quality Feature 13: Air Flush

EQ Thermal Comfort Feature 76: Thermal Comfort & Feature 82: Individual Thermal Comfort

EQ Interior Lighting (Option 2E & 2F) Feature 59: Surface Design

EQ Interior Lighting (Option 2A) Feature 55: Electric Light Glare Control

EQ Daylight (at least 1 point) Feature 56: Solar Glare Control

EQ Daylight (at least 2 points) Feature 62: Daylight Modeling

EQ Quality Views Feature 61: Right to Light

EQ Acoustic Performance Feature 78: Reverberation Time

EQ Acoustic Performance Feature 81: Sound Barriers

ALL PARTIAL CREDITS BETWEEN LEED

AND WELL FEATURES


LEED WELL

LT Surrounding Density and Diverse Uses Feature 67: Exterior Active Design

SS Open Space Feature 100: Biophilia II - Quantitative

SS Open Space Feature 67: Exterior Active Design

MR PBT Source Reduction - Mercury Feature 11: Fundamental Material Safety

EQ Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies Option 1 Feature 05: Air Filtration, Part 2

EQ Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies Option 1 Feature 08: Healthy Entrance, Part 1

EQ Enhanced Indoor Air Quality Strategies Option 1 Feature 17: Direct Source Ventilation

http://standard.wellcertified.com/well-crosswalks

Have ID&C and OM as well. WELL also has crosswalks with

BREEAM, Green Star AUS, and Living Building Challenge

http://standard.wellcertified.com/well-crosswalks

ACTIVE FURNISHINGS

WELL Feature 71 Active Furnishings

Option 1 Active Workstations – treadmill or bicycle

desk, portable desk pedal or stepper machine

Option 2 Prevalent Standing desks - 60% of

workstations (Fitness Criteria)

Fitwel 7.4 Provide Access to Sufficient Active

Workstations within the Workspace – 1 active

workstation for every 2 employees regularly seated

throughout the day

Not in LEED or Green Codes currently


ERGONOMIC FURNISHINGS

WELL Feature 73 Ergonomics Visual and Physical (P)

(Comfort Criteria)

- Part 1 Visual Ergonomics - screen adjust

- Part 2 Desk Height – 30% of desks

- Part 3 Seat Flexibility – Human Factors Engineering

Standard 100 or BIFMA G1 - Part 4 Standing Support - foot rest, anti-fatigue mats,

at least 4 inches of recessed toe space at base of

workstation

Fitwel 7.4 Provide Access to Sufficient Active

Workstations within the Workspace – 1 active

workstation for every 2 employees regularly seated

throughout the day

Not in LEED or Green Codes currently

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OCCUPANT SURVEYS

WELL Feature 86 Post-Occupant Survey (P) -

To allow occupants to provide feedback to

building owners and management, and help

further develop the WELL Building Standard –

30% of occupants at least 1/year on acoustics,

thermal comfort, furnishings, light levels, air

quality concerns, cleanliness, and layout

LEED v4 EBOM Occupant Comfort Survey

(innovation in BD&C) - Administer at least one

occupant comfort survey to collect anonymous

responses regarding at least the following:

acoustics, building cleanliness, indoor air quality,

lighting, thermal comfort; and if 20% dissatisfied,

implement plan


ASBESTOS

WELL Feature 11 Fundamental Material

Safety (P) - To reduce or eliminate

occupant exposure to lead, asbestos,

and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from

building materials (piping for lead is a big

part of this for WELL)

Fitwel 6.2 Indoor Environments – Provide

an asbestos-free interior or certify that all

asbestos has been properly encapsulated

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PURCHASING

Fitwel 6.4 Indoor Environments (P) – adopt

and implement a green purchasing policy for

the building and require that all new tenant

leases and renewals comply

LEED EBOM MRc: Ongoing Purchasing and

Waste Policy


EBOM - CLEANING

WELL Feature 9 Cleaning Protocol - To

reduce occupant exposure to pathogens,

allergens, and harmful cleaning chemicals.

LEED Green Cleaning Policy (P) & Green

Cleaning - Products & Materials

Fitwel 6.4 Adopts and Implement a Green

Purchasing Policy for the Workplace (sort

of…..)

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Trend in Human Health & Wellness

is important - not just for humans,

but for the bottom line as well

Human Health & Wellbeing – we

aren’t doing bad in green building

(we could do better)

There are tools to help understand

where different programs align

SUMMARY

This concludes the American Institute

of Architects Continuing Education

Systems Course.

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provide resources for your use.

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