{"id":12068,"date":"2015-01-21T05:00:04","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T13:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/?p=12068"},"modified":"2020-12-24T03:00:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T11:00:28","slug":"healthier-interiors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/healthier-interiors\/","title":{"rendered":"Healthier Interiors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LEED, passivehaus, Net Zero, Living Building Challenge: these familiar certifications address the sustainability and cost-efficiency of a structure. The healthfulness and sustainability of interiors has been vastly overlooked. Interior designers with an interest in healthy dwellings have been hindered by a lac<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-12069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/11\/ASID-logo.jpg\" alt=\"ASID logo\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" \/>k of scholarly research, minimal resources, and no quantifiable way to verify the quality of their efforts to their clients.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to change that, the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), in collaboration with 11 partners, is creating the Protocols for Health and Wellness in Design. These protocols will streamline guidance for features and products that promote occupant wellbeing.<\/p>\n<p>Fernand Arias, Director, Strategic Initiatives at ASID explains, \u201cThe protocols are a platform to empower interior designers to be translators of health and wellness outcomes for occupants through methodologies and industry standards and certifications.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To form these protocols, ASID is bringing together experts across multiple fields including doctors, nurses, interior designers, architects, product developers, and healthcare administrators. Their concentrated efforts will forge a new certification program that can help interiors designers and their clients gauge the healthfulness of a planned or existing interior.<\/p>\n<p>The protocols will also incorporate existing certifications such as Healthy Product Declarations, Cradle to Cradle products, and LEED v4 as well as biophilic principals and active design.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12070\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yardi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2014\/11\/shutterstock_102200446-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"shutterstock_102200446\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>Active design is the relatively new approach to interior planning that is quickly gaining traction. In addition to measuring VOCs and air quality, access to natural light and fresh air\u2014the basics of which many interior designers are familiar with\u2014active design principles include floor plans and the arrangement of furniture that encourage movement and social engagement rather than sedentary behavior.<\/p>\n<p>ASID announced its plans for Protocols for Health and Wellness in Design at this year\u2019s Clinton Global Initiative meeting (CGI). CGI has offered to provide more than a platform to share ASIDs goals. 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