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generations in the competition for talent.” It therefore stands to reason that the building engineers and contractors who are most adept
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how important wellness is becoming to a wide range of project principals, including developers, consultants, analysts, investors and fund managers. Sponsored by E.ON, ‘Picture of health: the growing role of wellbeing in commercial real estate investment decision- making’ can be downloaded for free from the ULI website (https://ulidigitalmarketing.
blob.core.windows.net/ulidcnc/2019/07/ULI- Picture-of-Health_Wellbeing-Investment-in- Commercial-Real-Estate-2019-Final-Report. pdf) and is fully deserving of your time and attention. The extent to which wellness is informing
which projects are green-lit is underlined by the headline statistic that – from more than 100 participants – 86% said they expected to increase their investment in wellbeing over the next three years, with 17% anticipating the rise to be ‘significant’. The wellness trend, the report notes, is “part of wider changes in the workspace towards flexibility and shared space, as well as companies looking for improved office environments as a way to meet the expectations of the younger
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technologies and systems are going to be in even greater demand over the next few years. In particular, there will be opportunities for contractors to distinguish themselves as the market develops – for instance, those who are able to deliver compliance with the International WELL Building Institute’s WELL Building Standard will be well-placed as that standard solidifies its position as the global tool for advancing health and well-being in buildings. The standard is also very useful on a
day-to-day basis as it encourages rigorous thinking about every facet of a building’s infrastructure. The benefits of effective soundproofing for employee concentration and mental health have been well-established, as has the contribution to be made by LED lighting, whose consistency and quality of illumination is often greatly superior to legacy fluorescent systems.
But our observations show that there is still a lack of knowledge about some other issues, not least the role that monitoring and maintaining recommended concentrations of CO2 can play in keeping staff healthy and productive. With CO2 levels in the region of 1,000 to 2,000 ppm, complaints about drowsiness and poor air tend to rise significantly. Beyond 2,000 ppm, employees are more likely to register headaches, sleepiness, reduced powers of concentration, and even nausea. Hence, technologies that facilitate
the careful monitoring of CO2
levels should really be a fundamental part of any installation. Turning wellness from an ideal into an expected reality will require a great deal of thought from all workplace stakeholders. If it’s likely to be many years before everyone can benefit from the improvements, there is no doubt that the transition is now firmly underway, so those technical personnel who are able not only to converse about wellness but make it a fundamental part of their projects will both survive and thrive.
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