Investing in healthier buildings is a key trend today, and it’s poised to continue as an important focus in the design and construction industry. This trend stems from an increasing understanding of the connection between the indoor environment and human health over the past 20 years.

Achieving healthier buildings can be accomplished in different ways by different stakeholders in the process. Architects, interior designers, and contractors are perfectly positioned to listen to the needs of their clients and then design and specify building materials that achieve healthier goals. Building owners have a wealth of data that they can analyze to find specific business and financial benefits in healthier buildings. And the industry as a whole is improved when outside influences like public health professionals are brought in to increase public awareness and promote policy issues that result in healthier safer buildings.

This course demonstrates the benefits enjoyed by occupants and building owners when architects and designers have available options to help them create healthier buildings through design options and material specifications.

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