Harry E. Bracken, 90, of North Myrtle Beach, S.C. and Sackets Harbor, N.Y., passed away October 9, 2021 at the Hospice Residence at the Ellis Farm in Watertown surrounded by
Building Design with Health in Mind
Whether an office building promotes health is an issue being addressed through the burgeoning field of study in evidence-based design. Thanks to the healthy building movement, it is becoming more common for buildings to promote employee health through the strategic location of food options, elevators, restrooms and windows. Other factors include the types of lighting utilized, the availability of nutritional food options and standing desks.
The evidence-based design field has grown since its foundational years in the early 1980s. It more readily factors employee health into building plans in ways similar to the trend toward environmentally friendly building design.