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working and are interested
in workspaces which foster
both health and happiness.
Integration of natural light into
buildings has been shown to
enhance energy and increase
worker productivity up to 12
percent
4
. Visual access to the
outdoors through windows,
skylights, rooftop patios and
courtyards enhances an em-
ployee's sense of well-being.
The design of a facility
which promotes the health
and happiness of its employees
should address both the build-
ing and its site. A stroll through
nature has been shown to
improve memory and attention
by 20 percent, while even just
10 minutes spent looking at a
picture of nature improves cog-
nitive performance. Including
landscaped paths, natural
vistas, organic materials and
biophilic artwork into a facility
design provides opportunities
for mental refreshment and
helps workers to combat stress.
Outside of a campus over-
haul, smaller projects may be
initiated to promote health
and happiness within the
workplace. The integration of
standing desks or balancing
balls into the offi ce furniture
encourages a healthy atmo-
sphere, while a healthy food
pantry and preparation space
encourages nutritious food
decisions. Increasingly, gymna-
siums, pools, workout facilities,
meditation and yoga spaces are
being integrated into hospital
campus design. These facilities
provide a convenient location
for clinicians to decompress
and practice the principles of a
healthy, active lifestyle.
Many of the above trends in
healthcare facility design are
not generationally dependent;
Baby Boomers benefi t just as
much as Millennials from the
incorporation of natural light
and value-infused messaging.
Millennials, however, have
the newfound confi dence to
demand such things of their
employers.
While data suggests this
new generation is more narcis-
sistic and entitled, the fact that
we are having this conversation
— on the future of healthcare
design as it relates to attract-
ing and retaining Millennial
clinicians — demonstrates the
infl uence they may have over
the industry. As the 80 million
American Millennials begin to
phase into (and Boomers out
of ) the workforce, companies
interested in courting employ-
ees will need to examine their
brand and building strategies.
For better or worse, entitled or
optimistic, the face of health-
care is changing.
Regan Henry, Ph.D., AIA, LEED
AP, LSSGB, is the research director
and a healthcare architect at E4H
Environments for Health Architecture.
1 http://www.futureofwork.com/
article/details/how-the-future-
workplace-is-going-to-look.
2 http://bestplacestowork-
millennials.com/UserFiles/
File/Unlocking%20Millen-
nial%20Talent%202015.pdf.
3 Linkedin: Relationships
@Work study.
4 The Best Place to Work: The
Art and Science of Creating
an Extraordinary Workplace.
Many of the trends in healthcare facility design
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