Healthy Buildings, Healthy Minds - Episode 31 | William Stewart

Construction Disrupted

You are what you eat. Not literally true, but technically, yes.

Bad eating habits are just one way to get yourself into ill health, but not the only way.

We could all reel off the things that are good for us and those that are classed as bad, from food to the amount you sleep, the exercise you do, what you drink, the content you consume and even the company you keep. There is one factor that doesn’t roll off the tongue however, I’m taking out our environment and the buildings we utilise for work, rest or play.

We spend around 90% of our time indoors and even when we’re outside this can be made up of commuting, taxiing or doing general life administration such as shopping. Even then we’re still within an environment we’ve created, there is simply no getting away from it. Yet we pay little attention to how this may be impacting our health and wellbeing.

It’s about time we did, so, fortunately, our guest today knows just how much the built environment can affect our health.

Will Stewart is a WELL Accredited Professional (AP) and Chartered Commercial Property Surveyor working as a Health and Well-Being Consultant at Ekkist.

Will previously worked in property investment and development for 6 years, has an MSc from the Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction and now specialises in advising developers as well as contributing to a RICS document on how to create places which positively impact the health and well-being of the occupants.

Currently, Will is advising on the implementation of a health and well-being strategy on market-leading office spaces across London as well as managing a WELL standard application for several London Co-living schemes.

Topics Covered

- What is a Health and Wellbeing Consultant?

- The impact our built environment has on our health.

- The key aspects of a healthy building.

- 'The Design, Delivery and Management of Healthy Buildings’ guide; its importance and main takeaways.

- Ensuring buildings are healthy through certifications.

- Looking at the future of healthy buildings.

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Further Links

https://www.opinium.com/brits-spend-90-of-their-time-indoors/

https://group.legalandgeneral.com/en/inclusive-capitalism/future-proofing-society/levelling-up-through-health-and-housing

https://9foundations.forhealth.org/

https://www.rics.org/profession-standards/rics-standards-and-guidance/sector-standards/real-estate-standards/the-design-delivery-management-of-healthy-buildings-1st-edition

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/green-building-materials-market-expected-/

https://www.ted.com/talks/kamal_meattle_how_to_grow_fresh_air?language=en

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