The first actionable framework

The recently published Healthy Buildings Barometer provides policymakers and the building and construction industry with the first ever framework that defines and promotes healthy buildings. It integrates a focus on health, buildings, and climate into one simple tool that can be used to guide building decisions.

The framework is based on five dimensions that together create healthy buildings. These five dimensions have been developed based on an extensive literature review into how health, buildings and climate interact in real life.

Developing a framework for assessing building health

The five dimensions of a healthy building are derived and developed from an extensive literature review into how health, buildings, and climate interact in real life. Each dimension is clearly distinguishable, but all dimensions are interlinked. Each dimension can be measured through as set of indicators.