Niko Järvinen: Nature inside and human wellbeing

1. Nature inside and human WELLbeing
Niko Järvinen, @nikojarvinen
Founder & CTO, @naturvention

2. What is green building?

3. @soudunsaari

4. ⬩ We’ve just focused on green for environment (LEED,
BREEAM etc)
⬩ Focus has been in
◇ Harming environment less
◇ Fixing problems that have been caused by bad
design
◇ Making consumption sustainable
◇ Restoring nature for wildlife with greenroofs
Green building

5. How about us... Humans?

6. The WELL Building Standard takes a holistic approach to health
in the built environment addressing behavior, operations and
design.
WELL is a performance-based system for measuring, certifying,
and monitoring features of the built environment that impact
human health and well-being, through air, water, nourishment,
light, fitness, comfort and mind.
WELL Building Standard

7. ⬩ WELL Certified™ spaces can help create a built
environment that improve the following for its occupants:
◇ nutrition
◇ fitness
◇ mood
◇ sleep patterns
◇ performance
Why WELL?

8. ⬩ Air: Optimize and achieve high indoor air quality. Strategies include removal of
airborne contaminants, prevention and purification.
⬩ Water: Optimize water quality while promoting accessibility. Strategies include
removal of contaminants through filtration and treatment, and strategic placement.
⬩ Nourishment: Encourage healthy eating habits by providing occupants with
healthier food choices, behavioral cues, and knowledge about nutrient quality.
⬩ Light: Minimize disruption to the body’s circadian rhythm. Requirements for
window performance and design, light output and lighting controls, and
task-appropriate illumination levels are included to improve energy, mood and
productivity.
⬩ Fitness: Utilize building design technologies and knowledge-based strategies to
encourage physical activity. Requirements are designed to provide numerous
opportunities for activity and exertion, enabling occupants to accommodate fitness
regimens within their daily schedule.
⬩ Comfort: Create an indoor environment that is distraction-free, productive, and
soothing. Solutions include design standards and recommendations, thermal and
acoustic controllability, and policy implementation covering acoustic and thermal
parameters that are known sources of discomfort.
⬩ Mind: Support mental and emotional health, providing the occupant with regular
feedback and knowledge about their environment through design elements, relaxation
spaces, and state-of-the-art technology.
WELL concepts

9. What’s common to most of these
concepts?

13. Thank you
Niko Järvinen niko@naturvention.com naturvention.com