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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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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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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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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 …

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

Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA), or cradle-to-grave analysis, is an assessment tool used to calculate the environmental impacts and resources used across a product’s entire life cycle: raw material extraction (cradle), manufacturing, packaging, distribution, use, and end of life (grave). The increasing focus on environmental, social, and economic sustainability has amplified the application of life cycle thinking …

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Within the last month, in a span of fewer than three months, the United States surpassed 100,000 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic. Not a day seemingly goes by without another 500 to 1,000 lives being lost. We find ourselves appalled at the almost cavalier way some of our leaders seem to be approaching this unprecedented …

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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 …

Indoor Air Quality and Virus Mitigation: Ventilation versus Filtration Read More »