The B4H evaluation of the building integrates four areas of medicine and scientific research:
Human physiology - direct effects of temperature and humidity on human health and immune system functions
Infectious disease - influence of environmental factors on the transmission and virulence of viruses and bacteria
Toxicology - exposure levels and tissue penetration of organic and inorganic compounds
Microbiology - membrane characteristics, cell metabolism and genetic regulation of processes governing indoor microbiome diversity
Based on extensive research into the built environment and its impact on patient health outcomes, B4H has identified and codified measurable standards for safe and healthy indoor environments.
"Putting your indoor spaces on the right track toward being healthy, productive environments begins like all successful projects: with the sound analysis of the existing conditions."
"Air pollution wreaks havoc primarily through systemic inflammation, Finch says, and that exposure can lead to the formation of amyloid plaques, the proteins that form between the brain’s nerve cells that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s."
