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Healthy buildings

Healthy buildings

- The relationship between the physical environment and human health has become increasingly obvious in the past decade. Health aspects of buildings matter even more now as a result of serious concerns over limiting the spread of infectious disease the world is fighting as I record this video. From building design and material selection, to building maintenance procedures, designers, contractors, and manufacturers are looked upon for solutions and collaboration in this area of our building signs, engineering and public health overlap. There is no question that significant amount of time we spend indoors impact our health and wellness. Healthy buildings are those that protect and improve occupant health while also supporting mental and physical wellness, healthy building design, construction and management means removing health hazards such as toxins in building products, indoor air and water, promoting wellness by creating…

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