Enhancing Real Estate Value through Healthy Design: Tools and Insights from Lakehouse
Mon May 12
2:30 PM — 3:30 PM (GMT-07:00) Mountain Time
Category
Housing/Residential
The conversation around maximizing real estate benefits often focuses on net zero emissions and adaptive reuse, overlooking human health. The emerging model of wellness real estate addresses this gap by introducing new metrics to evaluate the built environment's impact on individuals. Using Lakehouse, Colorado's first WELL Certified community, the panel will explore how wellness-driven design can generate social and economic benefits. The project architect will explain the rationale behind Lakehouse's healthy infrastructure, while researchers from Colorado State University will present findings from a multiyear study on the positive effects of thoughtful design on residents' emotional and physical health. In addition, an international research scientist from the International WELL Building Institute will provide a pro forma analysis of the financial implications of WELL Certification, including its effects on consumer attraction, social capital, health care outcomes, and employment. Join us for this discussion on the transformative potential of healthy design in real estate and its dual economic and community well-being benefits.
Speakers
Moderator
Moderator
International WELL Building Institute
At the International WELL Building Institute, Dr. Whitney Austin Gray leads oversight of research and the development of innovative strategies that seek to improve human health and wellness through building design. She holds dual appointments as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Georgetown University, and she is an internationally invited presenter and keynote speaker at conferences. She led the publication of the Global Research Agenda…
Panelist
Panelist
Director of Co-Creation CO-WY Engine
Jeni Cross, PhD, is Director of Co-Creation and Engagement at the Colorado Wyoming Climate Resilience Engine and Professor Emerita of Sociology. She conducts community-engaged research to build community capacity, accelerate systems change, and solve multi-faceted challenges. Her areas of expertise include behavior change, community development, collaborative decision-making, inter-disciplinary collaboration, and urban sustainability. Her applied research has been published in over two dozen different fields of…
Panelist
Panelist
Chief Executive Officer NAVA Real Estate Development
Brian J. Levitt, MRECM, LEED AP, is a commercial real estate developer who specializes in the creation of sustainable, healthy, mixed-use, urban communities. He has managed the development of more than 4M SF of retail, multi-family and mixed-use space, including the 1st LEED Certified Mall in the United States for Forest City: Northfield Stapleton, and the 1st WELL Gold Certified Residential Community in Colorado: Lakehouse…
Panelist
Panelist
Stantec
Brian O'Donnell is a Senior Architect and Senior Associate at Stantec, bringing over 15 years of experience to the field of architecture. Throughout his career, he has worked on a diverse range of projects, from a WELL gold mixed-use multifamily high rise to a large-scale cancer hospital in Dubai. Brian is engaged in his local community and currently co-chairs the ULI Colorado Building Healthy Places…
Panelist
Panelist
Senior Sustainability Manager Colorado State University’s Institute for the Built Environment
Jennifer serves as a Senior Sustainability Manager for the Institute for the Built Environment at Colorado State University. An implementer by nature, Jen thrives on helping organizations, municipalities, and interdisciplinary teams transform strategic vision into impactful projects. She blends a collaborative spirit with a "let's get it done" attitude to keep teams moving together toward a common goal. At IBE, Jen leads a variety of…