Lauren Wallace

Why Hire a Third-Party Verifier for WELL Performance Testing?

By Lauren Wallace / August 2, 2021 / Comments Off on Why Hire a Third-Party Verifier for WELL Performance Testing?

WELL Performance Testing has become a distinctive component of high-performing buildings around the world. Every WELL project is verified through on-site, post-occupancy testing of building performance. While testing for WELL v1 projects is conducted solely by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), testing for WELL v2 projects can be performed by an approved WELL Performance Testing Organization. […]

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Prioritizing WELL Health-Safety Rating in a Post-Pandemic World

By Lauren Wallace / February 23, 2021 / Comments Off on Prioritizing WELL Health-Safety Rating in a Post-Pandemic World

After a star-studded campaign for the launch of the International WELL Building Institute’s WELL Health-Safety Rating, we’ve been flooded with questions on how our clients can obtain this new certification. The most trusted organization, backed by world-renowned scientists and now Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Michael B. Jordan, and Robert DeNiro, gathered more than 600 experts […]

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Epsten Group HQ Is Now RESET Accredited

By Lauren Wallace / December 15, 2020 / Comments Off on Epsten Group HQ Is Now RESET Accredited

After successfully completing the rigorous monitoring deployment criteria for our RESET module, we are thrilled to announce that Epsten Group HQ is now RESET Accredited. RESET Air is the world’s first sensor-based, performance-driven building standard and certification program where indoor air quality is continuously monitored. Indoor air quality data is gathered through air quality monitors […]

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Epsten Group HQ Earns Fitwel 2-Star Rating

By Lauren Wallace / September 30, 2020 / Comments Off on Epsten Group HQ Earns Fitwel 2-Star Rating

Looking beyond efficiency and sustainability, the design of buildings has shifted to a focus on promoting occupant health. With workplace wellness being an integral part of our company culture, we designed our new headquarters with employee health and productivity top of mind. We are thrilled to announce that our office has achieved Fitwel 2-star rating […]

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Workplace Safety

Now Is the Time for WELL Building Standards

By Lauren Wallace / September 9, 2020 / Comments Off on Now Is the Time for WELL Building Standards

The way we interact with space and people has changed forever. The built environment now plays an even greater role in promoting public health on a global scale. The WELL Building Standard (WELL) is a certification system that places people at the heart of design. Reinventing the built environment around its occupants WELL provides a […]

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What is COVID-19 Signaling to Workplace Safety and Design?

By Lauren Wallace / August 6, 2020 / Comments Off on What is COVID-19 Signaling to Workplace Safety and Design?

As COVID-19 continues to infiltrate our communities across the globe, let us take this lockdown as an opportunity to rethink the built environment and its impact on our health. As designers focused on health and wellness, we want to share the immediate measures that architects, designers, building managers, and employers can take to create safe […]

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Indoor Air Quality and Virus Mitigation: Ventilation versus Filtration

By Lauren Wallace / June 11, 2020 / Comments Off on Indoor Air Quality and Virus Mitigation: Ventilation versus Filtration

Indoor environments provide plenty of opportunities for people to come in contact with viruses and bacteria — through airflow, from surfaces, and from the way our built spaces cause us to interact with one another. In light of the recent SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, we’ve gathered the latest research and resources that evaluate indoor air quality and […]

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sustainability

Epsten Group Headquarters First to Achieve v4.0 Materials Petal

By Lauren Wallace / June 10, 2020 / Comments Off on Epsten Group Headquarters First to Achieve v4.0 Materials Petal

We are thrilled to share that our office is officially the FIRST v4.0 Materials Petal project in the world and the FIRST International Living Future Institute (ILFI) Certification in Atlanta. Utilizing our internal expertise, our designers prioritized products with a Living Product Certification and a Declare label early in the design. We repurposed 58% of […]

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What is COVID-19 Signaling to Workplace Safety and Design?

By Lauren Wallace / April 3, 2020 / Comments Off on What is COVID-19 Signaling to Workplace Safety and Design?

As COVID-19 continues to infiltrate our communities across the globe, let us take this lockdown as an opportunity to rethink the built environment and its impact on our health. As designers focused on health and wellness, we want to share the immediate measures that architects, designers, building managers, and employers can take to create safe […]

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Rudy Reda Earns RESET AP Credentials

By Lauren Wallace / August 13, 2019 / Comments Off on Rudy Reda Earns RESET AP Credentials

Ready, RESET, Go! Congratulations to our very own Rudy Reda, who has earned his RESET AP credentials. Rudy is currently the only RESET AP in the Southeast, United States. RESET is a green building certification that promotes occupant health and comfort, with a focus on indoor air quality. It is the first and only building […]

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