IIDA NY Sustainability Forum: The WELL Building Standard: A Closer Look

Curious to learn what all the buzz is surrounding this new building standard focusing on occupant wellness? After a short introduction, attendees will move between four focus groups to delve deeper into the technical requirements of the 7 concepts of the WELL Building Standard: Air/Water; Nourishment/Fitness/Mind; Light; and Comfort. Panel discussion will follow to explore:

How is WELL is being applied on pilot projects and why it is seen as valuable?

How to measure success, why it's important to set performance goals, how owners measure quantitative and qualitative feedback, and why these healthier environments are facilitating overall lifestyle changes?

Finally, a glimpse of what the future holds a year since the public launch of WELL v1.0 followed by Q&A session.

Panelists:

Martha MacInnis, Workplace Experience Design Lead, TD Bank Group

Chris Ashworth, Vice President & Regional Manager, Healthy Buildings

Dana Pillai, President of Delos Labs, Delos

Moderated by Melissa Marsh, Founder & CEO, PLASTARC

Focus Groups will be lead by:

[Air / Water]

Dana Pillai, President of Delos Labs, Delos

Peter Smith, Director of Project Management, Delos

Brendan O'Grady, Technical Research Associate, Delos

[Nourishment / Fitness / Mind]

Regina Vaicekonyte, Research Analyst, Delos

Elizabeth Miles, Assistant Project Manager, Delos

[Light]

Nathan Stodola, Executive Director of Delos Labs, Delos

Soyoung Hwang, Research Associate, Delos

[Comfort]

Jessica Cooper, Executive Director of Project Management, Delos

Jaclyn Whitaker, Director of Project Management, Delos