Delos co-founder Morad Fareed (far left) with advocates Bill Clinton, Deepak Chopra and
will.i.am (second, third and sixth right)
Early on the pair knew they needed some of the best academic, political and medical minds involved in Delos, along with a dash of celebrity influence, to tackle something so formidable. Luckily “the story sells itself,” says Scialla. “Everyone we speak to wants to get involved – this is an obvious way to finally deliver preventative medicine in a passive way to people on a daily basis.” Over the course of four years, architects, designers and engineers collaborated with doctors and scientists from leading institu- tions such as the Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and Columbia Medical School – as well as wellness guru Deepak Chopra – to review more than 4,500 studies to work out how a building could deliver optimal health. “First and foremost we wanted to offer an evidence- based approach,” says Scialla. “With half of these things you can touch or feel them and know that something’s happening, but the other half are working on your body without you necessarily realising it.”
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We spend 92 per cent of our time indoors so if we can introduce preventative medical intentions into the very spaces we’re spending our time in, it’s a huge win
The result is the Well Building Stand- ard™ – a framework based on seven design categories such as good quality air, water and light. These impact on 12 domains of health Delos identified, ranging from cardiovascular, immune and sleep health to emotional and cognitive function (see Diagram 1). The standards, which are designed to sit in line with existing green building certifications such as LEED, can be applied to homes, offices, public buildings and hotels. Over the past
three years Delos has completed four projects and it has another 15 in the pipeline. In total, there are around 50 possible amenities in the Well Building Standard, with some of the less obvious including shielding from harmful electromagnetic fields and photo-catalytic coating for surfaces to break down bacteria, viruses and volatile organic compounds. Even the lighting system mimics our circadian (internal body clock) rhythms. The lights provide a softer, yellow hue in the evenings to stimulate production of the sleep hormone melatonin and brighter blue hues in the day to boost cortisol production and energy levels and reduce or even eliminate jet lag. At the 66 East 11th Street development in New York City, Donna Karan’s wellbeing foundation Urban Zen has curated a list of experiences and experts – including healers and yoga and meditation teachers – for a well- ness concierge service. Meanwhile at Delos’ Stay Well® hotel rooms, that launched at the MGM Grand Las Vegas in 2012, guests have
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