In this episode, Dr. Matthew Trowbridge, chief medical officer, International WELL Building Institute, tells host Therese Fitzgerald that health and wellness in the built environment is “the next big thing” in ESG reporting for investors.
Dr. Matthew Trowbridge is a physician, a medical school professor, and a renowned researcher on the impacts of built environments on the health and well-being of their occupants. Since March 2021, he has been engaged fulltime as the chief medical officer for the International WELL Building Institute.
Welcome back to Sustainability Street, our podcast on the intersection of commercial real estate and the world we live in. In this episode, host CPE Executive Editor Therese Fitzgerald and Dr. Trowbridge discuss what it means to provide a healthy environment today in light of COVID, climate change, hybrid work, and the heightened emphasis on equity.
Here’s a sample of the topics covered:
- Science meets real estate (1:52)
- The 10 concepts of the WELL Standard (7:20)
- COVID and the healthy building movement (14:20)
- Wellness and return to the office (17:36)
- The WELL Equity Rating (29:02)
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