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a peaceful space inc

Healthy Buildings

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Consulting
Program Development
Project and Marketing Support

90% of our time is spent indoors . . . good for shelter not so good for health and wellbeing. We need healthier buildings.

“a peaceful space inc” provides  strategy, guidance and project support to clients interested in occupant or employee health and well-being. Our human-centered approach is based on healthy, sustainable building practices and methodologies that draw from globally accepted building standards such as WELL, Fitwel, and LEED.

To learn more, download the Healthy Buildings Overview or click the link below. For more specific indoor environmental quality (IEQ) methodologies, click here.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY

From paints, to cleaning products, to furnishings and floorings, to ventilation and humidity, our methodology outlines impactful ways to address indoor air quality for occupant wellbeing.

NATURAL LIGHTING

Proper natural lighting contributes to occupant wellbeing and productivity. Review our healthy building methodology which offers guidance on effective ways to optimize natural lighting.

GENERAL COMFORT

Occupant comfort solutions may include thermal comfort, noise pollution, visual design, etc. This human-centric methodology addresses comfort as an interior environmental quality practice.

News and Views

Week of June 4

National Healthy Homes Month

This month (June) U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) kicks off activities for this year’s National Healthy Homes Month (NHHM), an annual campaign highlighting the direct link between housing quality and residents’ health.

National Healthy Homes Month serves to educate families and communities about the importance of creating and maintaining a healthy home by addressing home-based hazards, including reducing moisture and mold, improving ventilation, controlling pests, and maintaining indoor air quality.

New Ventilation Standards

Recently, both the CDC and ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) released new health-based ventilation targets following decades of work.  According to Joseph Allen, Associate Professor at Harvard and Director of Harvard Healthy Buildings Program, “this is a massive step forward toward advancing the healthy buildings era for all.”

According to the CDC,  “Building owners and operators can take steps to improve ventilation and help prevent respiratory illnesses from spreading in indoor spaces.”

 

LEED and WELL Dual Certification

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) has expanded their strategic partnership to accelerate the adoption of buildings that prioritize people, communities and the natural environment. The partnership will focus on streamlining the process for achieving dual WELL and LEED certifications signaling that sustainability and health should not be separate pursuits. It also reinforces organizational objectives such as elevating equity in the built environment and opening up new sources of capital for green and healthy buildings.
Interior Environmental Services

  • 15 Years Environmental Services Experience
  • Consulting
  • Business Development
  • Marketing
  • Workplace Strategy

 

The Company

  • Minority Female-owned
  • LEED, WELL and Fitwel Certified
  • IWBI Investing for Health Advisory Board
  • Living Future Member
  • American Institute of Architecture Member
  • Degrees and experience in Public Administration and Urban and Environmental Studies

 WELL AP | Fitwel Certified Ambassador | LEED Green Associate | Living Future Member

M.P.A | Urban and Environmental Studies

Creating spaces for wellbeing begins with understanding the connection between the built environment and its impact on health, productivity, occupant satisfaction and employee retention. “a peaceful space inc” focuses on that connection to help improve interior environmental quality in interior design and construction as well as community impact. To schedule an initial consultation click here.
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Diane thinks strategically, is genuinely customer focused, has heaps of relevant market knowledge, and she is a delight to collaborate with.
Global Director - Real Estate

Schneider Electric

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