“Buildings are intended protect us. We must quantify building materials and policies based upon their potential to help or harm the individual who will come into contact with them.”
Angela combines expertise in human factors and human-environment relations with experience as a professional ergonomist to help the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) further its mission of transforming buildings and communities in ways that help people thrive. As a member of the Market Development team, she supports the global growth and adoption of the WELL Building Standard, an evidence-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring the performance of building features to improve occupant health and well-being.
Prior to joining the International WELL Building Institute, Angela was the Ergonomics Department Manager for a large global financial firm. In this role she collaborated with the firm’s real estate team to develop guidelines around workplace design, partnered with the medical team to provide disability accommodations, and spent time working closely with clients to design and implement ergonomic workplace modifications to reduce and prevent workplace injuries. In this episode, she discusses the role that buildings play in health and new ways to look at the design of wellness.
