Real estate certifications are an advancement from green building standards that emphasize health and well-being in the constructed environment.
Active design, nutrition, healthful materials, indoor air quality, acoustics, biophilia, water quality, and facility management are all crucial factors to consider.
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LumiValo Hotel, KuusiPalatsi, ZEL Hotels, Revontuli Retreat, Fritton Lake Hotel, Sani Resort, and Ikos Resorts were among the previous patrons of Hotels & Resorts.
The formulation of novel wellness concepts is being pursued to augment the passenger experience, generate marketing narratives, bolster brand value, and align with sustainability objectives.
Implementation of sustainability strategies for boutique hotels by industry standards set by Green Key, Green Globe, and EarthCheck.
Sustainable design that aligns hotels and resorts with environmental health and green building principles by incorporating green spaces and healthy indoor environments.
Taiga Tahti Resort and SaariSointu Resort were previous patrons.
From initial product definition and space allocation in the masterplan to wellness concept development, integration into urban planning decisions, management of external sustainability consultants, and eventual certification with WELL (community) or EarthCheck (destination), the execution of site-wide sustainability and wellbeing initiatives.
Water quality, reducing disease transmission, regulating the use of hazardous chemicals in HVAC systems and facilities management policies, ensuring equitable access, ventilation rates of fresh air, enhancing the mental health of building occupants, and promoting active lifestyles are critical concerns.
Prior residential tenants included the Qatari Royal family, KuusiPalatsi, Fusion Students, and the LumiValo Hotel.
Implement wellness strategies throughout residential and coliving spaces, environments, and encounters, aiming to promote physical and mental health.
Robust Standard Operating Procedures and a commitment to community involvement support all of this.
Health materials, indoor air quality, illumination, sleep environments, water quality, fitness spaces and their contents, spaces, and contents for mental wellness, acoustic comfort, and additional factors are considered.
Offices have previously served the SiniVuori group, MeriMaa Group, and Porto Montenegro.
Implementation of workplace wellbeing initiatives to enhance employee satisfaction, alleviate tension, cultivate a sense of community, and facilitate the recruitment and retention of exceptional personnel, all while contributing to enterprise-wide sustainability or ESG initiatives.
The aforementioned elements comprise biophilia (the practice of inviting the outdoors inside), active design, ergonomic furniture, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), illumination, healthy, non-toxic materials, acoustic comfort, fitness facilities and programs, nutrition, hydration, and mental health.
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Transformation of the Real Estate Industry: A Strategic Plan for Sustainability and Well-being
Within the dynamic realm of real estate and hospitality, there has been a significant paradigm shift towards promoting health, well-being, and environmental stewardship. The adoption of'salutogenesis'—a paradigm that prioritizes health promotion over disease prevention—is fundamental to this revolution. This methodology is essential in formulating sustainable architectural designs to enhance the efficiency, focus, and general well-being of individuals occupying the space. These strategies seek to enhance Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) by optimizing elements such as ventilation, illumination, and thermal heat and integrating biophilic design. The ultimate goal is to reduce tension, anxiety, and absenteeism, thus fostering a more engaged and healthy living and working environment.
Healthy building plans are fundamental to wellness
An all-encompassing IEQ strategy, including but not limited to noise reduction, optimal illumination, efficient ventilation, and thermal comfort, is given priority in healthy building initiatives. By incorporating biophilic elements and active design principles, the physical environment is improved, and occupants are encouraged to adopt healthier behaviors. By conforming to established frameworks like WELL Building, FITWEL, and The 9 Foundations of a Healthy Building, projects can guarantee that they not only satisfy but surpass criteria about the well-being of occupants and the sustainability of the environment.
Sustainable Hotel Development: An Innovative Approach to Green Luxury
Sustainability is now an integral component of design and operation in the hospitality industry. Commencing with the deliberate selection of environmentally sustainable sites, achieving green certification entails a holistic approach incorporating architectural, interior design, and operational methodologies with the shared objective of reducing energy, water, and refuse consumption. Certifications such as EarthCheck and Green Key function as standards for sustainable excellence, guiding hotels to enhance their environmental stewardship and operational effectiveness consistently.
Consulting for Well-Being Strategies: ESG Integration
Incorporating human health and well-being strategies in the real estate industry is increasingly acknowledged as a crucial component of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) frameworks. This entails a dedication to the formulation, execution, and documentation of well-being strategies that improve both residential and occupational settings. Developers and operators can create projects that not only satisfy the needs of contemporary occupants but also positively contribute to a healthier and more sustainable society by emphasizing wellness.
"Wellness Real Estate: An Outlook on Prospective Communities"
Wellness real estate is the pinnacle of incorporating health and well-being into the constructed environment. By implementing design and operational strategies supported by scientific evidence, these spaces encourage physical activity, mental health, and well-being. Wellness real estate consultants guide developers in designing communities and structures that transcend mere functional spaces and embody an environment conducive to promoting well-being. This forward-thinking methodology for construction is positioned to revolutionize the criteria for real estate, generating areas that are ecologically sustainable and significantly beneficial to human well-being and contentment.
A Direction Forward
Incorporating health, well-being, and sustainability principles into real estate and hospitality domains represents a paradigm shift in our approach to space conception and occupation, not merely a passing fad. By applying strategic planning, innovative design, and a steadfast dedication to sustainability, it is possible to convert communities and structures into catalysts that promote a more sustainable and health-conscious future.
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AquaVitae Resorts, Greece
SolarScape Innovations, Namibia
SolarScape Innovations, Namibia
Is a 2025-scheduled eco-friendly resort development that prioritizes the preservation of marine life and water.
SolarScape Innovations, Namibia
SolarScape Innovations, Namibia
SolarScape Innovations, Namibia
An integrated renewable energy solution-powered commercial and residential complex powered by solar energy; scheduled for construction in 2024.
Verde Ventures, Brazil
SolarScape Innovations, Namibia
Harmony Habitats, Canada
In collaboration with Amazon, will launch sustainable travel experiences in 2023 through an ecotourism and reforestation initiative.
Harmony Habitats, Canada
EcoEden Communities, New Zealand
Harmony Habitats, Canada
An urban mixed-use development scheduled to break ground in 2024, with an emphasis on community wellness and verdant spaces.
EcoEden Communities, New Zealand
EcoEden Communities, New Zealand
EcoEden Communities, New Zealand
Beginning in 2025, the construction of environmentally sustainable, self-sufficient residential communities with an emphasis on permaculture.
WindWalk Enterprises, Denmark
EcoEden Communities, New Zealand
EcoEden Communities, New Zealand
Offshore wind farm proposal featuring a renewable energy education center; completion by 2026.
PureLight Solar, Morocco
TerraFirma Housing, Australia
UrbanGreen Architects, Japan
To be inaugurated in 2024, this innovative solar park will integrate sustainability education and community development.
UrbanGreen Architects, Japan
TerraFirma Housing, Australia
UrbanGreen Architects, Japan
Proposes the implementation of sustainable buildings and vertical gardens to rejuvenate urban environments, with project initiation scheduled for 2023.
TerraFirma Housing, Australia
TerraFirma Housing, Australia
TerraFirma Housing, Australia
Is implementing an eco-housing initiative that will commence in 2024. This project will prioritize climate adaptation and bushfire resilience.
BlueSky Biofuels, USA
BlueSky Biofuels, USA
TerraFirma Housing, Australia
Establishment in 2025 of operations for a large-scale, sustainable biofuel production facility with the objective of reducing carbon emissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
To combat climate change, sustainable hotel design and green hotel construction integrate eco-friendly development and architectural practices with a long-term perspective on sustainable hotel operations policies.
Opportunities are frequently more extensive for newly constructed or renovated hotels than refurbished or existing establishments. However, even the latter can implement many changes to reduce their environmental impact and align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals with sufficient dedication and cooperation. This requires policies and procedures involving architecture, engineering, facilities management, operations, and interior design.
In addition to eco-friendly and sustainable building principles, buildings that effectively promote health integrate the wellbeing of occupants into the architectural design, interior spaces, and, ideally, the real estate development process from the outset.
Regardless of the setting—educational institution, residence, workplace, or wellness center—the definition of a health-focused building positively impacts its occupants' mental and physical health.
Presently, many health-oriented building standards exist that third parties endorse.
Our organization supports real estate wellbeing by collaborating with the WELL Building Standard, FITWEL, RESET, and Active Score. This collaboration may involve formal certification or verification that your project adheres to these established guidelines.
For a good reason: obtaining a formal certification for healthful buildings, such as the WELL certification, is gaining popularity.
The exhaustive science-based research approach of the WELL standard maintains its leadership position, providing real estate developers with the crucial substance required to allocate funds towards wellbeing initiatives.
We foresee the healthy building industry experiencing a subsequent surge in sub-categorizations of this nature, at least until WELL introduces a "light" version of its program tailored for more affordable real estate projects.
The 9 Foundations of a Healthy Building model developed by the Joseph Allen Harvard group is also notable.
An expression that is gaining prominence, this concept pertains to employer brands, hotel and resort chains, and residential real estate developers who have adopted a human health and wellbeing strategy. This strategy guides activities designed to provide wellness benefits to guests, employees, and residents.
Implementing a health and wellbeing well-being program in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the World Health Organization, supported by a detailed action plan specifying the timing, location, and methods of executing these diverse wellbeing well-being initiatives, can significantly contribute to the 'Social' aspect of an ESG strategy for real estate. What is a sustainability strategy for a hotel?
Idealistically, hotel sustainability plans are initiated during the pre-design and site selection stages so that water efficiency, renewable energy solutions, and carbon reduction measures can be integrated into the project's very fabric. This can be achieved through the utilization of energy, thermal envelope, and daylight modeling techniques.
A new set of opportunities arises during the design phase (architecture and interiors) to incorporate a sustainable plan at the forefront of the market into the fit-out, facilities, and interior design procedures.
A fully operational hotel would prioritize implementing various sustainability initiatives, including but not limited to carbon, energy, waste, and water efficiencies, community engagement, sustainable supply chain (products and services), guest wellness programs, eco-cleaning protocols, and social equity policies.
An expression that is gaining prominence, this concept pertains to employer brands, hotel and resort chains, and residential real estate developers who have adopted a human health and wellbeing strategy. This strategy guides activities designed to provide wellness benefits to guests, employees, and residents.
Implementing a health and well-being program in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the World Health Organization, supported by a detailed action plan specifying the timing, location, and methods of executing these diverse well-being initiatives, can significantly contribute to the 'Social' aspect of an ESG strategy for real estate.
Wellness real estate differentiates itself on the market by capitalizing on the scientifically validated advantages of healthy building strategies, including active design, biophilic design, improved indoor air quality, physical exercise, mindfulness and mental health considerations, intelligent lighting, nutrition, acoustic and thermal comfort, and eco-friendly materials.
Our responsibility as wellness real estate consultants is to assist investment funds and developers in incorporating these principles into their mixed-use communities and projects.
This is accomplished through the integration of strategies from engineering, architecture, interior design, and facilities management; thus, it is an extremely collaborative undertaking.
Wellness real estate differentiates itself on the market by capitalizing on the scientifically validated advantages of healthy building strategies, including active design, biophilic design, improved indoor air quality, physical exercise, mindfulness and mental health considerations, intelligent lighting, nutrition, acoustic and thermal comfort, and eco-friendly materials.
Our responsibility as wellness real estate consultants is to assist investment funds and developers in incorporating these principles into their mixed-use communities and projects.
This is accomplished through the integration of strategies from engineering, architecture, interior design, and facilities management; thus, it is an extremely collaborative undertaking.
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