2024-05-02T17:08:02-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149999552/5-key-drivers-of-the-healthy-building-movement Nam Henderson 2017-03-26T20:20:00-04:00 >2019-10-17T19:09:41-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/w2/w2ziopwrbsrt8403.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The wide-ranging efforts include improving indoor air quality and even increasing activity levels of building occupants. Allen and colleagues at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have defined nine foundations for healthier buildings, such as better water quality, reducing noise, regulating temperature, and maximizing light.</p></em><br /><br /><p>As part of the <a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/urban-expeditions/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Urban Expeditions</em></a><em>&nbsp;</em>series,<em>&nbsp;</em>Brian Howard explored some of the latest trends in green design, which go far beyond energy and water efficiency to issues of public health/wellness.</p>