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June 3: Greenbuild to Hold Free Webinar on New Strategies

May 29, 2020
Online event will address impacts of COVID-19 on the value of health and well-being in the built environment.

Greenbuild Digital Education will hold a complimentary webinar June 3 as part of its Heath and Wellness Series: The Financial Case for Healthy, High Performance Buildings

Experts share a global view of and actionable insights for the next wave of sustainability: a macro-look at the business case for wellness in the built environment, new quantitative research on the business case for human-centric design, and leading project case studies of innovative next-gen buildings with significant demonstrated financial returns.

Presenters will also address current and potential impacts of COVID-19 on the value of health and well-being in the built environment.

Those speakers are:

  • Sara Neff, MBA, LEED BD+C, AP, senior vice president, Sustainability at Kilroy Realty Corp.;
  • Kevin Bates, president of Sharp Development Co.;
  • Jeremy Attema, MUP, project manager at stok; and  
  • Mara Baum, FAIA, LEED Fellow WELL AP, sustainable design leader at HOK.

The webinar qualifies for 1 AIA LU/HSW and 1 GBCI general CE hour(s). Key learning objectives:

  • Assess specific building design strategies that could drive the most significant increases in workforce productivity and mindfulness.
  • Clearly and confidently communicate the business case for high-performance buildings based on improvements to employee productivity, retention and health.
  • Create a framework for communicating through the lens of employee benefit to tenants and landlords.
  • Identify specific building design strategies that best achieve both ZNE and healthy building objectives.