Course Description:

The WELL website states that “safer spaces and healthier communities start with the WELL AP credential.” A laudable goal, the accreditation aims to advance human health in buildings and communities through a holistic approach to the whole building design and management. Join WELL faculty member Joy Rineer, an architect with Simpson Coulter Studio as she helps us gain a deeper understanding and appreciation for this holistic building framework.

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Learning Objectives: 

1. Explain the basics of WELL and the steps needed to become a WELL AP.

2. Discuss how using the WELL framework helps architects ensure that healthy building systems are considered during the design of a building.

3. Highlight the various health and wellness areas that WELL focuses on in its certification program.

4. Understand how WELL fits in with other sustainability frameworks.

Speaker:

Joy Rineer, AIA, WELL Faculty
Principal, Simpson Coulter Studio 

Joy is a licensed architect with over 20 years of professional experience and is a principal with SC Studio. She is 1 of only 242 WELL Faculty members across the globe and has implemented the firm’s health and safety practice, including the WELL registration for the office. She has worked on a diverse range of projects varying in program, construction type, scale, and budget focused on creating communities through architecture. Joy has been honored as one of the "40 Under 40" by In Business magazine, and ENR Southwest's "20 under 40". She is a graduate of the Leadership Las Vegas program and is involved in her community, participating in the ‘Vegas Chamber’s Executive Women’s Council’, local workshops, and mentoring aspiring architects. 

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