best practice solutions that can be trans-
ferrable to the Canadian market. There is
a definite surge in the marketplace for this
type of education and support.”
HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Light House believes incorporating health
and wellbeing into buildings is the next big
push in the building industry. “Because
there is so much emphasis on energy and
sustainability and quantifying those, clients
who are knowledgeable in those areas are
going one step further into this realm,” says
Sawatzky. The industry, she says, is aware
of the fact that we are inside for up to 90
per cent of our life but haven’t been doing
much to really enhance our exposure of
the built environment. Light House plays
a defining role in shaping that movement
that embraces wellbeing as part of design,
construction, and operations methods to
create healthier environments which fo-
cuses on the people the spaces are built
for.
“Buildings impact the environment and
the people who live, work, and breathe
in them. Let’s all work together to create
thriving, life enhancing environments we
can all be proud of,” says Sawatzky.
For over a decade, the industry comes to
Light House for finding ways to integrate
and understand the green building sector.
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