The construction industry is focusing more of its resources on how buildings affect the health and well-being of their occupants. The rise of sustainability has played an important role in this trend.
New research by McGraw Hill Construction (MHC) reveals an industry-wide commitment to improve the "healthy impacts" of buildings and a few significant disconnects between owners and contractors about those impacts. The research includes opinions from owners, contractors, architects, human-resource professionals, medical professionals, homeowners and homebuilders. It was published in a new MHC SmartMarket Report, "The Drive Toward Healthier Buildings." MHC partnered with the American Institute of Architects, United Technologies Inc. and a dozen other associations and firms on the report.