Share this Article Topic: Environmental, Social and Governance As Climate Week NYC returns in 2024, we are heeding its urgent message: It’s Time. NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 26, 2024 / International WELL Building Institute By Kristen Coco From indoor air quality to extreme heat, buildings face difficult challenges to protect their occupants. As we continue to see wildfires in some parts of the world from California to Brazil and Portugal due to impacts related to climate change, and while Eastern Europe is experiencing devastating flooding, the demand to fortify buildings for health is more urgent than ever. We know that these two pieces of the puzzle – planetary and human health – are inextricably linked, and this is especially pertinent when it comes to future-proofing buildings to help address the climate crisis. As Climate Week NYC returns in 2024, we are heeding its urgent message: It’s Time. It’s time to challenge the status quo. It’s time to ask, are our spaces doing all they can to ensure our planet and people have the resources needed to thrive? It’s time to influence, inspire and energize each other to commit to design, develop and operate healthier, sustainable buildings, for the benefit of the future of our planet and all of us who inhabit it. It’s in this vein that we take a look at a few of the ways that IWBI has recently helped catalyze action and helped close the gap when it comes to addressing the climate challenge, and in turn generate corresponding benefits to public health: We value the complementary nature of green building and building for people’s health and well-being. That’s why we’ve designed WELL to align with several leading global green building standards, identifying synergies and streamlining efforts for projects seeking a dual rating. In […]