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Healthy Buildings: How smart building solutions can improve resident wellbeing in care homes

Healthy Buildings: How smart building solutions can improve resident wellbeing in care homes

More than just an office: The role of heritage buildings in fostering health at work

More than just an office: The role of heritage buildings in fostering health at work

Downloadable guide – Soundscaping for Positive Workspaces

Downloadable guide – Soundscaping for Positive Workspaces

Centring employee wellbeing through flexible workspaces

Centring employee wellbeing through flexible workspaces

The intersection of ESG and office design: How to prioritise sustainability without compromising design

The intersection of ESG and office design: How to prioritise sustainability without compromising design

Air conditioning and workplace air quality

Air conditioning and workplace air quality

Nature in flight: Can biophilic design help to take the stress out of airport travel?

Nature in flight: Can biophilic design help to take the stress out of airport travel?

Navigating sustainable materials in healthy buildings design: A specifier’s dilemma

Navigating sustainable materials in healthy buildings design: A specifier’s dilemma

Understanding the Relationship Between Flexible Office Design and Workplace Wellbeing

Understanding the Relationship Between Flexible Office Design and Workplace Wellbeing

Asbestos: How air sampling makes it safer to carry out remedial work for RAAC affected buildings

Asbestos: How air sampling makes it safer to carry out remedial work for RAAC affected buildings

National Inclusion Week: Motionspot shares 3 keys to inclusive design

National Inclusion Week: Motionspot shares 3 keys to inclusive design

All in the mind: Effectively engaging employees with sustainability could be about to get easier with the launch of the Most Sustainable Workplace Index.

All in the mind: Effectively engaging employees with sustainability could be about to get easier with the launch of the Most Sustainable Workplace Index.

Utilising design to create a sense of belonging in your workplace

Utilising design to create a sense of belonging in your workplace

The Future is Fleeting: Designing with Bio-Based Materials

The Future is Fleeting: Designing with Bio-Based Materials

Connecting community and materials, mindful MATERIALS tells all

Connecting community and materials, mindful MATERIALS tells all

Building a political consensus for healthier homes: why short-term thinking & funding isn’t working

Building a political consensus for healthier homes: why short-term thinking & funding isn’t working

Could presenteeism leave employers facing a new ‘new normal’?

Could presenteeism leave employers facing a new ‘new normal’?

How to create an autism friendly environment: National Autistic Society explains

How to create an autism friendly environment: National Autistic Society explains

Designing autism-friendly school & office spaces: ASD architect Mark Ellerby explains all

Designing autism-friendly school & office spaces: ASD architect Mark Ellerby explains all

The SLL Code for Lighting (2022): Using light to promote health and wellbeing in buildings

The SLL Code for Lighting (2022): Using light to promote health and wellbeing in buildings

Designing office spaces that facilitate conversations

Designing office spaces that facilitate conversations

Overcome ‘Blue Monday’ with blue space

Overcome ‘Blue Monday’ with blue space

Healthy Buildings Heroes: Ruth Kelly Waskett on the power of daylighting

Healthy Buildings Heroes: Ruth Kelly Waskett on the power of daylighting

The WELL Equity Rating: A Rating to Meet the Moment

The WELL Equity Rating: A Rating to Meet the Moment

The future of workplace: How design can support workers

The future of workplace: How design can support workers

Long-termism Vs tick-boxing: Why ESG considerations are central to healthier, more sustainable buildings

Long-termism Vs tick-boxing: Why ESG considerations are central to healthier, more sustainable buildings

Ben Channon: Is a Health and Wellbeing Consultant the new role we can’t afford to ignore?

Ben Channon: Is a Health and Wellbeing Consultant the new role we can’t afford to ignore?

Work in Mind: Why ESG is vital for business

Work in Mind: Why ESG is vital for business

Working from home: Are employers on board with EU recommendations?

Working from home: Are employers on board with EU recommendations?

Dr Chatterjee: “Self-criticism stresses us out”

Dr Chatterjee: “Self-criticism stresses us out”

Dr Chatterjee on how to beat burnout

Dr Chatterjee on how to beat burnout

How can firms win in the return-to-office battle?

How can firms win in the return-to-office battle?

China’s Efforts to Improve Wellness & Sustainability – a snapshot view

China’s Efforts to Improve Wellness & Sustainability – a snapshot view

How does your ESG strategy incorporate health – IWBI’s Chief Medical Officer explains

How does your ESG strategy incorporate health – IWBI’s Chief Medical Officer explains

The big return: How changes to office design can improve mental health in the workplace

The big return: How changes to office design can improve mental health in the workplace

Dr Chatterjee: “How to be calmer and more content”

Dr Chatterjee: “How to be calmer and more content”

How is the regenerative movement reshaping the workplace?

How is the regenerative movement reshaping the workplace?

Healthy Buildings Heroes: Martin Brown

Healthy Buildings Heroes: Martin Brown

ESG & wellbeing: BCO Next Gen’s Rising Star explains how to make the planets align

ESG & wellbeing: BCO Next Gen’s Rising Star explains how to make the planets align

Look East: How Hong Kong’s progress towards net zero is also contributing to wellbeing

Look East: How Hong Kong’s progress towards net zero is also contributing to wellbeing

Does your well-being strategy address your ESG goals? IWBI offers guidance on reporting workplace ESG performance metrics

Does your well-being strategy address your ESG goals? IWBI offers guidance on reporting workplace ESG performance metrics

Concerned about EMF Pollution in your home office? Here’s what you can do

Concerned about EMF Pollution in your home office? Here’s what you can do

The menopause at work: Designing supportive spaces

The menopause at work: Designing supportive spaces

Lidia Morawska: “We are failing to prepare our indoor spaces”

Lidia Morawska: “We are failing to prepare our indoor spaces”

Ben Channon: “Ignore occupant wellbeing and you risk falling behind”

Ben Channon: “Ignore occupant wellbeing and you risk falling behind”

Exploring the state of healthy buildings and workplace in Asia – the J.S. Gan view

Exploring the state of healthy buildings and workplace in Asia – the J.S. Gan view

Dr Joseph Allen on COVID-19: “We should question employers about air quality”

Dr Joseph Allen on COVID-19: “We should question employers about air quality”

Should clean air be considered a basic employment right?

Should clean air be considered a basic employment right?

Dr Joseph Allen: “Our buildings have the power to combat COVID-19”

Dr Joseph Allen: “Our buildings have the power to combat COVID-19”

WELL Health-Safety Rating builds confidence from the inside, out

WELL Health-Safety Rating builds confidence from the inside, out

Teacher stress: The shocking impact acoustics have on wellbeing

Teacher stress: The shocking impact acoustics have on wellbeing

How to achieve a holistic approach to building material specification

How to achieve a holistic approach to building material specification

How to get staff to unplug from work: a guide for employers

How to get staff to unplug from work: a guide for employers

Work in Mind: Supporting mental health

Work in Mind: Supporting mental health

“What we need is reassurance”: Peldon Rose gives us the low-down on cleanliness, nomadic working & tech investment

“What we need is reassurance”: Peldon Rose gives us the low-down on cleanliness, nomadic working & tech investment

Post pandemic office design: Enticing back the workforce

Post pandemic office design: Enticing back the workforce

Is asbestos still a risk for workers?

Is asbestos still a risk for workers?

Dr Chatterjee: How to kickstart healthy habits

Dr Chatterjee: How to kickstart healthy habits

Home working: Are we facing a musculoskeletal crisis?

Home working: Are we facing a musculoskeletal crisis?

Remote working: How to rethink your space at home

Remote working: How to rethink your space at home

Office of the Future Report: Peldon Rose’s Leeson Medhurst unpicks the detail

Office of the Future Report: Peldon Rose’s Leeson Medhurst unpicks the detail

Look to the future: We talk to a rising star – BCO NextGen Awards winner Shauna Bradley

Look to the future: We talk to a rising star – BCO NextGen Awards winner Shauna Bradley

Workplace wellbeing: Creating safe office spaces

Workplace wellbeing: Creating safe office spaces

BCO NextGen Awards: Line-up of 2020’s winners is a showcase for young talent & industry commitment

BCO NextGen Awards: Line-up of 2020’s winners is a showcase for young talent & industry commitment

Ask the expert: As UK suicide rates rise – how can business leaders be alert to wellbeing?

Ask the expert: As UK suicide rates rise – how can business leaders be alert to wellbeing?

Post-pandemic life: Will 15-minute city thinking help us all?

Post-pandemic life: Will 15-minute city thinking help us all?

The menopause: Why we need to factor it into workplace design

The menopause: Why we need to factor it into workplace design

Ask the expert: How can we sort our work life balance?

Ask the expert: How can we sort our work life balance?

COVID-19: Is your building ripe for infection?

COVID-19: Is your building ripe for infection?

Workplace wellbeing: Are timber buildings the future?

Workplace wellbeing: Are timber buildings the future?

Covid-19: How the pandemic exposed work-related inequality

Covid-19: How the pandemic exposed work-related inequality

Dr Michael Mosley: “Shift work can be deadly”

Dr Michael Mosley: “Shift work can be deadly”

The post-pandemic office: Embracing tech for a safe return

The post-pandemic office: Embracing tech for a safe return

Ask the expert: Is ‘ready to work’ space the way forward for landlords?

Ask the expert: Is ‘ready to work’ space the way forward for landlords?

Coronavirus: Lessons from lockdown

Coronavirus: Lessons from lockdown

Wood, Wellbeing and Performance: How Workers Thrive in Wood Buildings

Wood, Wellbeing and Performance: How Workers Thrive in Wood Buildings

How to improve your sleep: The expert guide

How to improve your sleep: The expert guide

Keeping the office alive: Gurvinder Khurana says ‘press pause, press play’

Keeping the office alive: Gurvinder Khurana says ‘press pause, press play’

Mental health: How to protect your psychological state when working from home

Mental health: How to protect your psychological state when working from home

Designing for wellbeing: Why getting it right at home boosts your performance back at work

Designing for wellbeing: Why getting it right at home boosts your performance back at work

Workplace ergonomics: How to create a healthy home office

Workplace ergonomics: How to create a healthy home office

The ‘new normal’: What will the workplace look like in the short, medium and longer-term?

The ‘new normal’: What will the workplace look like in the short, medium and longer-term?

Remote working: Impact on our mental health revealed

Remote working: Impact on our mental health revealed

Dr Chatterjee: How to protect your mental health in lockdown

Dr Chatterjee: How to protect your mental health in lockdown

Mental health: Reimagining the workplace after lockdown

Mental health: Reimagining the workplace after lockdown

Music for wellbeing: Can our choice of tunes lift our positivity & wellbeing in lockdown?

Music for wellbeing: Can our choice of tunes lift our positivity & wellbeing in lockdown?

Covid-19: How will it change the way we work?

Covid-19: How will it change the way we work?

Working from home: How to stay focused

Working from home: How to stay focused

The office re-visited: What to expect when we (finally) return

The office re-visited: What to expect when we (finally) return

Understanding hypomania: And why you need to know if it affects you

Understanding hypomania: And why you need to know if it affects you

Working from home: How to keep collaboration alive

Working from home: How to keep collaboration alive

Life lessons: Dealing with a new way of being during COVID-19

Life lessons: Dealing with a new way of being during COVID-19

Healthy workspaces: The power of colour

Healthy workspaces: The power of colour

See the light: Top tips for lighting a home workplace

See the light: Top tips for lighting a home workplace

Top 5 ways to boost your health and reduce your exposure to EMFs at work

Top 5 ways to boost your health and reduce your exposure to EMFs at work

Why work should be a meaningful place

Why work should be a meaningful place

Wellbeing at work: Why we need to rethink privacy

Wellbeing at work: Why we need to rethink privacy

Small changes, big differences: four easy steps to improve wellbeing in the workplace

Small changes, big differences: four easy steps to improve wellbeing in the workplace

Workplace wellbeing: A shining example from The Netherlands

Workplace wellbeing: A shining example from The Netherlands

‘Dynamic’ working & innovative lighting ensure human-centric work environment for CEF

‘Dynamic’ working & innovative lighting ensure human-centric work environment for CEF

Interior design: How to make healthy choices

Interior design: How to make healthy choices

The benefits of biophilia: More than just improving indoor air quality

The benefits of biophilia: More than just improving indoor air quality

The corporate wellbeing journey – your roadmap for success

The corporate wellbeing journey – your roadmap for success

How to recruit and retain staff through design

How to recruit and retain staff through design

Claire Truman RIBA: How heritage buildings affect the wellbeing of occupants

Claire Truman RIBA: How heritage buildings affect the wellbeing of occupants

Chloe Bullock: What effect does the built environment have on the planet, our health and animals?

Chloe Bullock: What effect does the built environment have on the planet, our health and animals?

Ben Channon: Introducing our new wellbeing columnist

Ben Channon: Introducing our new wellbeing columnist

Is the four-day week realistic?

Is the four-day week realistic?

Joff Sharpe: How workplace design supports productivity

Joff Sharpe: How workplace design supports productivity

The new science of ‘Therapeutic’ architecture — and what it could mean for your workplace

The new science of ‘Therapeutic’ architecture — and what it could mean for your workplace

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: How to ease neck pain

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: How to ease neck pain

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: How to be less stressed and more productive

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: How to be less stressed and more productive

Healthy workspaces: Why we must demand transparency

Healthy workspaces: Why we must demand transparency

How Indoor Environmental Quality impacts health, wellbeing and productivity at work

How Indoor Environmental Quality impacts health, wellbeing and productivity at work

Shanghai building achieves RESET Core and Shell V2.0 Certification

Shanghai building achieves RESET Core and Shell V2.0 Certification

Why designing for dementia means designing for everyone

Why designing for dementia means designing for everyone

Student mental health: Designing accommodation to foster wellbeing

Student mental health: Designing accommodation to foster wellbeing

LEED, WELL, RESET – What is the difference?

LEED, WELL, RESET – What is the difference?

Productivity puzzle remains unsolved – ONS reports worst drop in 5 years 

Productivity puzzle remains unsolved – ONS reports worst drop in 5 years 

Practical ways in which the built environment can assist those with balance disorders

Practical ways in which the built environment can assist those with balance disorders

Indoor air pollution: Why the building owner isn’t always to blame

Indoor air pollution: Why the building owner isn’t always to blame

Is there still a place for the traditional office?

Is there still a place for the traditional office?

Pollution: Why internal air quality is critical for business

Pollution: Why internal air quality is critical for business

Wellbeing at work: Why we need a collective voice

Wellbeing at work: Why we need a collective voice

Office washrooms: Reimagined as sensory spaces that aid workplace wellbeing

Office washrooms: Reimagined as sensory spaces that aid workplace wellbeing

Helping organisations wake up to wellbeing

Helping organisations wake up to wellbeing

DECLARE Labels: Manufacturers must stand scrutiny on materials ingredients – say industry experts 

DECLARE Labels: Manufacturers must stand scrutiny on materials ingredients – say industry experts 

Dr Chatterjee: “How to be less stressed at work”

Dr Chatterjee: “How to be less stressed at work”

Creating an Engaging Built Environment for Generation Z

Creating an Engaging Built Environment for Generation Z

Linda Geddes: “Don’t underestimate the power of natural light”

Linda Geddes: “Don’t underestimate the power of natural light”

Neil Usher: The bearable lightness of wellbeing

Neil Usher: The bearable lightness of wellbeing

Biophilic design: The benefits for the bottom line

Biophilic design: The benefits for the bottom line

Exclusive: The Noise and Wellbeing at Work Survey Results

Exclusive: The Noise and Wellbeing at Work Survey Results

Biophilic design: Bill Browning explains the dramatic impact it has on wellbeing

Biophilic design: Bill Browning explains the dramatic impact it has on wellbeing

Heavy Metal Cities: Josh Artus argues that the race to build our 21st Century world is impacting our human capital

Heavy Metal Cities: Josh Artus argues that the race to build our 21st Century world is impacting our human capital

Mental health in construction: Breaking down the stigma

Mental health in construction: Breaking down the stigma

Sick building syndrome: Does intelligent software hold the answer?

Sick building syndrome: Does intelligent software hold the answer?

Indoor air pollution: Why we need to reduce emissions from timber products

Indoor air pollution: Why we need to reduce emissions from timber products

Inclusive design: Are disabled people being let down on a global scale?

Inclusive design: Are disabled people being let down on a global scale?

Is standing the solution to white-collar weight gain?

Is standing the solution to white-collar weight gain?

Improving accessibility in shopping & retail centres: the ethical & commercial case

Improving accessibility in shopping & retail centres: the ethical & commercial case

Mary Portas on work: “We wanted to create a space in which people wanted to be”

Mary Portas on work: “We wanted to create a space in which people wanted to be”

Stress Awareness: How we can adapt our physical workspaces to improve wellbeing

Stress Awareness: How we can adapt our physical workspaces to improve wellbeing

The Biophilic Office at BRE – Gathering the Evidence for the Value of Nature-Inspired Design

The Biophilic Office at BRE – Gathering the Evidence for the Value of Nature-Inspired Design

Hox Haus: A campus social amenity space designed to enhance student wellbeing

Hox Haus: A campus social amenity space designed to enhance student wellbeing

UKGBC’S CEO asks: What does the concept of beauty have to do with the built environment?

UKGBC’S CEO asks: What does the concept of beauty have to do with the built environment?

Enterprises & entrepreneurs: Don’t underestimate the benefits of taking mental health seriously – says WeWork

Enterprises & entrepreneurs: Don’t underestimate the benefits of taking mental health seriously – says WeWork

Welfare at Work: There should be no grey areas where welfare is concerned

Welfare at Work: There should be no grey areas where welfare is concerned

Wellbeing in construction: Can pink walls lead to progress?

Wellbeing in construction: Can pink walls lead to progress?

Workforce wellbeing: Why personalised measures are fundamental to success

Workforce wellbeing: Why personalised measures are fundamental to success

Autism Hour: Retailers pledge to improve store environments for autistic people

Autism Hour: Retailers pledge to improve store environments for autistic people

Teacher stress: The urgent need to reduce it from toxic to tolerable

Teacher stress: The urgent need to reduce it from toxic to tolerable

Sound advice: How acoustics hold a key to productivity

Sound advice: How acoustics hold a key to productivity

Art: A powerful tool supporting positive workspace trends

Art: A powerful tool supporting positive workspace trends

Biophilia: Why we need nature in the workplace

Biophilia: Why we need nature in the workplace

Education: How classroom design holds the key to productivity and motivation

Education: How classroom design holds the key to productivity and motivation

Could light be a wonder drug?

Could light be a wonder drug?

Technology: Improving workspace efficiency and experience

Technology: Improving workspace efficiency and experience

Eye strain at work: 7 ways to ease the impact of screen time  

Eye strain at work: 7 ways to ease the impact of screen time  

The thinking behind Work in Mind: the launch of new content platform for workplace wellbeing

The thinking behind Work in Mind: the launch of new content platform for workplace wellbeing

Healthy Buildings: How smart building solutions can improve resident wellbeing in care homes

Healthy Buildings: How smart building solutions can improve resident wellbeing in care homes

More than just an office: The role of heritage buildings in fostering health at work

More than just an office: The role of heritage buildings in fostering health at work

Downloadable guide – Soundscaping for Positive Workspaces

Downloadable guide – Soundscaping for Positive Workspaces

Centring employee wellbeing through flexible workspaces

Centring employee wellbeing through flexible workspaces

The intersection of ESG and office design: How to prioritise sustainability without compromising design

The intersection of ESG and office design: How to prioritise sustainability without compromising design

Air conditioning and workplace air quality

Air conditioning and workplace air quality

Nature in flight: Can biophilic design help to take the stress out of airport travel?

Nature in flight: Can biophilic design help to take the stress out of airport travel?

Navigating sustainable materials in healthy buildings design: A specifier’s dilemma

Navigating sustainable materials in healthy buildings design: A specifier’s dilemma

Understanding the Relationship Between Flexible Office Design and Workplace Wellbeing

Understanding the Relationship Between Flexible Office Design and Workplace Wellbeing

Asbestos: How air sampling makes it safer to carry out remedial work for RAAC affected buildings

Asbestos: How air sampling makes it safer to carry out remedial work for RAAC affected buildings

National Inclusion Week: Motionspot shares 3 keys to inclusive design

National Inclusion Week: Motionspot shares 3 keys to inclusive design

All in the mind: Effectively engaging employees with sustainability could be about to get easier with the launch of the Most Sustainable Workplace Index.

All in the mind: Effectively engaging employees with sustainability could be about to get easier with the launch of the Most Sustainable Workplace Index.

Utilising design to create a sense of belonging in your workplace

Utilising design to create a sense of belonging in your workplace

The Future is Fleeting: Designing with Bio-Based Materials

The Future is Fleeting: Designing with Bio-Based Materials

Connecting community and materials, mindful MATERIALS tells all

Connecting community and materials, mindful MATERIALS tells all

Building a political consensus for healthier homes: why short-term thinking & funding isn’t working

Building a political consensus for healthier homes: why short-term thinking & funding isn’t working

Could presenteeism leave employers facing a new ‘new normal’?

Could presenteeism leave employers facing a new ‘new normal’?

How to create an autism friendly environment: National Autistic Society explains

How to create an autism friendly environment: National Autistic Society explains

Designing autism-friendly school & office spaces: ASD architect Mark Ellerby explains all

Designing autism-friendly school & office spaces: ASD architect Mark Ellerby explains all

The SLL Code for Lighting (2022): Using light to promote health and wellbeing in buildings

The SLL Code for Lighting (2022): Using light to promote health and wellbeing in buildings

Designing office spaces that facilitate conversations

Designing office spaces that facilitate conversations

Overcome ‘Blue Monday’ with blue space

Overcome ‘Blue Monday’ with blue space

Healthy Buildings Heroes: Ruth Kelly Waskett on the power of daylighting

Healthy Buildings Heroes: Ruth Kelly Waskett on the power of daylighting

The WELL Equity Rating: A Rating to Meet the Moment

The WELL Equity Rating: A Rating to Meet the Moment

The future of workplace: How design can support workers

The future of workplace: How design can support workers

Long-termism Vs tick-boxing: Why ESG considerations are central to healthier, more sustainable buildings

Long-termism Vs tick-boxing: Why ESG considerations are central to healthier, more sustainable buildings

Ben Channon: Is a Health and Wellbeing Consultant the new role we can’t afford to ignore?

Ben Channon: Is a Health and Wellbeing Consultant the new role we can’t afford to ignore?

Work in Mind: Why ESG is vital for business

Work in Mind: Why ESG is vital for business

Working from home: Are employers on board with EU recommendations?

Working from home: Are employers on board with EU recommendations?

Dr Chatterjee: “Self-criticism stresses us out”

Dr Chatterjee: “Self-criticism stresses us out”

Dr Chatterjee on how to beat burnout

Dr Chatterjee on how to beat burnout

How can firms win in the return-to-office battle?

How can firms win in the return-to-office battle?

China’s Efforts to Improve Wellness & Sustainability – a snapshot view

China’s Efforts to Improve Wellness & Sustainability – a snapshot view

How does your ESG strategy incorporate health – IWBI’s Chief Medical Officer explains

How does your ESG strategy incorporate health – IWBI’s Chief Medical Officer explains

The big return: How changes to office design can improve mental health in the workplace

The big return: How changes to office design can improve mental health in the workplace

Dr Chatterjee: “How to be calmer and more content”

Dr Chatterjee: “How to be calmer and more content”

How is the regenerative movement reshaping the workplace?

How is the regenerative movement reshaping the workplace?

Healthy Buildings Heroes: Martin Brown

Healthy Buildings Heroes: Martin Brown

ESG & wellbeing: BCO Next Gen’s Rising Star explains how to make the planets align

ESG & wellbeing: BCO Next Gen’s Rising Star explains how to make the planets align

Look East: How Hong Kong’s progress towards net zero is also contributing to wellbeing

Look East: How Hong Kong’s progress towards net zero is also contributing to wellbeing

Does your well-being strategy address your ESG goals? IWBI offers guidance on reporting workplace ESG performance metrics

Does your well-being strategy address your ESG goals? IWBI offers guidance on reporting workplace ESG performance metrics

Concerned about EMF Pollution in your home office? Here’s what you can do

Concerned about EMF Pollution in your home office? Here’s what you can do

The menopause at work: Designing supportive spaces

The menopause at work: Designing supportive spaces

Lidia Morawska: “We are failing to prepare our indoor spaces”

Lidia Morawska: “We are failing to prepare our indoor spaces”

Ben Channon: “Ignore occupant wellbeing and you risk falling behind”

Ben Channon: “Ignore occupant wellbeing and you risk falling behind”

Exploring the state of healthy buildings and workplace in Asia – the J.S. Gan view

Exploring the state of healthy buildings and workplace in Asia – the J.S. Gan view

Dr Joseph Allen on COVID-19: “We should question employers about air quality”

Dr Joseph Allen on COVID-19: “We should question employers about air quality”

Should clean air be considered a basic employment right?

Should clean air be considered a basic employment right?

Dr Joseph Allen: “Our buildings have the power to combat COVID-19”

Dr Joseph Allen: “Our buildings have the power to combat COVID-19”

WELL Health-Safety Rating builds confidence from the inside, out

WELL Health-Safety Rating builds confidence from the inside, out

Teacher stress: The shocking impact acoustics have on wellbeing

Teacher stress: The shocking impact acoustics have on wellbeing

How to achieve a holistic approach to building material specification

How to achieve a holistic approach to building material specification

How to get staff to unplug from work: a guide for employers

How to get staff to unplug from work: a guide for employers

Work in Mind: Supporting mental health

Work in Mind: Supporting mental health

“What we need is reassurance”: Peldon Rose gives us the low-down on cleanliness, nomadic working & tech investment

“What we need is reassurance”: Peldon Rose gives us the low-down on cleanliness, nomadic working & tech investment

Post pandemic office design: Enticing back the workforce

Post pandemic office design: Enticing back the workforce

Is asbestos still a risk for workers?

Is asbestos still a risk for workers?

Dr Chatterjee: How to kickstart healthy habits

Dr Chatterjee: How to kickstart healthy habits

Home working: Are we facing a musculoskeletal crisis?

Home working: Are we facing a musculoskeletal crisis?

Remote working: How to rethink your space at home

Remote working: How to rethink your space at home

Office of the Future Report: Peldon Rose’s Leeson Medhurst unpicks the detail

Office of the Future Report: Peldon Rose’s Leeson Medhurst unpicks the detail

Look to the future: We talk to a rising star – BCO NextGen Awards winner Shauna Bradley

Look to the future: We talk to a rising star – BCO NextGen Awards winner Shauna Bradley

Workplace wellbeing: Creating safe office spaces

Workplace wellbeing: Creating safe office spaces

BCO NextGen Awards: Line-up of 2020’s winners is a showcase for young talent & industry commitment

BCO NextGen Awards: Line-up of 2020’s winners is a showcase for young talent & industry commitment

Ask the expert: As UK suicide rates rise – how can business leaders be alert to wellbeing?

Ask the expert: As UK suicide rates rise – how can business leaders be alert to wellbeing?

Post-pandemic life: Will 15-minute city thinking help us all?

Post-pandemic life: Will 15-minute city thinking help us all?

The menopause: Why we need to factor it into workplace design

The menopause: Why we need to factor it into workplace design

Ask the expert: How can we sort our work life balance?

Ask the expert: How can we sort our work life balance?

COVID-19: Is your building ripe for infection?

COVID-19: Is your building ripe for infection?

Workplace wellbeing: Are timber buildings the future?

Workplace wellbeing: Are timber buildings the future?

Covid-19: How the pandemic exposed work-related inequality

Covid-19: How the pandemic exposed work-related inequality

Dr Michael Mosley: “Shift work can be deadly”

Dr Michael Mosley: “Shift work can be deadly”

The post-pandemic office: Embracing tech for a safe return

The post-pandemic office: Embracing tech for a safe return

Ask the expert: Is ‘ready to work’ space the way forward for landlords?

Ask the expert: Is ‘ready to work’ space the way forward for landlords?

Coronavirus: Lessons from lockdown

Coronavirus: Lessons from lockdown

Wood, Wellbeing and Performance: How Workers Thrive in Wood Buildings

Wood, Wellbeing and Performance: How Workers Thrive in Wood Buildings

How to improve your sleep: The expert guide

How to improve your sleep: The expert guide

Keeping the office alive: Gurvinder Khurana says ‘press pause, press play’

Keeping the office alive: Gurvinder Khurana says ‘press pause, press play’

Mental health: How to protect your psychological state when working from home

Mental health: How to protect your psychological state when working from home

Designing for wellbeing: Why getting it right at home boosts your performance back at work

Designing for wellbeing: Why getting it right at home boosts your performance back at work

Workplace ergonomics: How to create a healthy home office

Workplace ergonomics: How to create a healthy home office

The ‘new normal’: What will the workplace look like in the short, medium and longer-term?

The ‘new normal’: What will the workplace look like in the short, medium and longer-term?

Remote working: Impact on our mental health revealed

Remote working: Impact on our mental health revealed

Dr Chatterjee: How to protect your mental health in lockdown

Dr Chatterjee: How to protect your mental health in lockdown

Mental health: Reimagining the workplace after lockdown

Mental health: Reimagining the workplace after lockdown

Music for wellbeing: Can our choice of tunes lift our positivity & wellbeing in lockdown?

Music for wellbeing: Can our choice of tunes lift our positivity & wellbeing in lockdown?

Covid-19: How will it change the way we work?

Covid-19: How will it change the way we work?

Working from home: How to stay focused

Working from home: How to stay focused

The office re-visited: What to expect when we (finally) return

The office re-visited: What to expect when we (finally) return

Understanding hypomania: And why you need to know if it affects you

Understanding hypomania: And why you need to know if it affects you

Working from home: How to keep collaboration alive

Working from home: How to keep collaboration alive

Life lessons: Dealing with a new way of being during COVID-19

Life lessons: Dealing with a new way of being during COVID-19

Healthy workspaces: The power of colour

Healthy workspaces: The power of colour

See the light: Top tips for lighting a home workplace

See the light: Top tips for lighting a home workplace

Top 5 ways to boost your health and reduce your exposure to EMFs at work

Top 5 ways to boost your health and reduce your exposure to EMFs at work

Why work should be a meaningful place

Why work should be a meaningful place

Wellbeing at work: Why we need to rethink privacy

Wellbeing at work: Why we need to rethink privacy

Small changes, big differences: four easy steps to improve wellbeing in the workplace

Small changes, big differences: four easy steps to improve wellbeing in the workplace

Workplace wellbeing: A shining example from The Netherlands

Workplace wellbeing: A shining example from The Netherlands

‘Dynamic’ working & innovative lighting ensure human-centric work environment for CEF

‘Dynamic’ working & innovative lighting ensure human-centric work environment for CEF

Interior design: How to make healthy choices

Interior design: How to make healthy choices

The benefits of biophilia: More than just improving indoor air quality

The benefits of biophilia: More than just improving indoor air quality

The corporate wellbeing journey – your roadmap for success

The corporate wellbeing journey – your roadmap for success

How to recruit and retain staff through design

How to recruit and retain staff through design

Claire Truman RIBA: How heritage buildings affect the wellbeing of occupants

Claire Truman RIBA: How heritage buildings affect the wellbeing of occupants

Chloe Bullock: What effect does the built environment have on the planet, our health and animals?

Chloe Bullock: What effect does the built environment have on the planet, our health and animals?

Ben Channon: Introducing our new wellbeing columnist

Ben Channon: Introducing our new wellbeing columnist

Is the four-day week realistic?

Is the four-day week realistic?

Joff Sharpe: How workplace design supports productivity

Joff Sharpe: How workplace design supports productivity

The new science of ‘Therapeutic’ architecture — and what it could mean for your workplace

The new science of ‘Therapeutic’ architecture — and what it could mean for your workplace

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: How to ease neck pain

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: How to ease neck pain

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: How to be less stressed and more productive

Dr Rangan Chatterjee: How to be less stressed and more productive

Healthy workspaces: Why we must demand transparency

Healthy workspaces: Why we must demand transparency

How Indoor Environmental Quality impacts health, wellbeing and productivity at work

How Indoor Environmental Quality impacts health, wellbeing and productivity at work

Shanghai building achieves RESET Core and Shell V2.0 Certification

Shanghai building achieves RESET Core and Shell V2.0 Certification

Why designing for dementia means designing for everyone

Why designing for dementia means designing for everyone

Student mental health: Designing accommodation to foster wellbeing

Student mental health: Designing accommodation to foster wellbeing

LEED, WELL, RESET – What is the difference?

LEED, WELL, RESET – What is the difference?

Productivity puzzle remains unsolved – ONS reports worst drop in 5 years 

Productivity puzzle remains unsolved – ONS reports worst drop in 5 years 

Practical ways in which the built environment can assist those with balance disorders

Practical ways in which the built environment can assist those with balance disorders

Indoor air pollution: Why the building owner isn’t always to blame

Indoor air pollution: Why the building owner isn’t always to blame

Is there still a place for the traditional office?

Is there still a place for the traditional office?

Pollution: Why internal air quality is critical for business

Pollution: Why internal air quality is critical for business

Wellbeing at work: Why we need a collective voice

Wellbeing at work: Why we need a collective voice

Office washrooms: Reimagined as sensory spaces that aid workplace wellbeing

Office washrooms: Reimagined as sensory spaces that aid workplace wellbeing

Helping organisations wake up to wellbeing

Helping organisations wake up to wellbeing

DECLARE Labels: Manufacturers must stand scrutiny on materials ingredients – say industry experts 

DECLARE Labels: Manufacturers must stand scrutiny on materials ingredients – say industry experts 

Dr Chatterjee: “How to be less stressed at work”

Dr Chatterjee: “How to be less stressed at work”

Creating an Engaging Built Environment for Generation Z

Creating an Engaging Built Environment for Generation Z

Linda Geddes: “Don’t underestimate the power of natural light”

Linda Geddes: “Don’t underestimate the power of natural light”

Neil Usher: The bearable lightness of wellbeing

Neil Usher: The bearable lightness of wellbeing

Biophilic design: The benefits for the bottom line

Biophilic design: The benefits for the bottom line

Exclusive: The Noise and Wellbeing at Work Survey Results

Exclusive: The Noise and Wellbeing at Work Survey Results

Biophilic design: Bill Browning explains the dramatic impact it has on wellbeing

Biophilic design: Bill Browning explains the dramatic impact it has on wellbeing

Heavy Metal Cities: Josh Artus argues that the race to build our 21st Century world is impacting our human capital

Heavy Metal Cities: Josh Artus argues that the race to build our 21st Century world is impacting our human capital

Mental health in construction: Breaking down the stigma

Mental health in construction: Breaking down the stigma

Sick building syndrome: Does intelligent software hold the answer?

Sick building syndrome: Does intelligent software hold the answer?

Indoor air pollution: Why we need to reduce emissions from timber products

Indoor air pollution: Why we need to reduce emissions from timber products

Inclusive design: Are disabled people being let down on a global scale?

Inclusive design: Are disabled people being let down on a global scale?

Is standing the solution to white-collar weight gain?

Is standing the solution to white-collar weight gain?