Health and WELLness: How Facility Managers Play a Critical Role

Health and wellness initiatives can take on many forms in institutional and commercial facilities.  

Employees are more interested in ensuring the air they breathe in while working is cleaner since the COVID-19 pandemic. They also want better working conditions such as modern workspaces, better food options and conditions such as outdoor walking paths and easier methods of commuting. 

Facility managers and building owners obviously can play a significant role with health and wellness projects. How significant? Dr. Whitney Austin Gray, the senior vice president of research for the International WELL Building Institute explains in this video. 

Dr. Gray discusses the ways that FMs play a significant role in the health and wellness process. 

Here’s what you’ll learn in this video: 

• 1:18 – What does health and wellness mean for FMs? 
• 3:25 – How are FMs leading the way in health and wellness practices? 
• 4:50 – Impact FMs can have on the health of building occupants. 
• 6:55 – Popular health and wellness initiatives FMs can implement. 

Check out our other videos: 

Pandemic Look Back: Facility Manager Reflects on COVID-19 

The Role of Facilities Managers in Active Shooter Scenarios 

Dave Lubach is executive editor of the facility market. 

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