Design Dialogues: Healthy Buildings and the Workplace

The COVID-19 pandemic puts health and safety in our workplaces to the test. Improved ventilation and sanitation have taken on special urgency among the many performance aspects of building design. Join us for a look at healthy buildings today.

ESD Global executive chairman Raj Gupta and International WELL Building Institute President and CEO Rachel Hodgdon will present examples of office buildings being adapted for safe re-occupancy, such as Chicago’s 150 North Riverside, and explain the growing use and relevance of the WELL Building Standard in the healthy buildings movement (a certification akin to LEED for energy efficiency). Chicago Architecture Center President and CEO Lynn Osmond moderates a discussion to follow, during which speakers will delve into the challenges and opportunities of implementation and competitive advantages for healthy buildings. What will it take to transform our work environments?