Here is one manufacturer’s approach to global sustainability – it starts with the sustainability of a person’s mental, physical and emotional health. OFS is “working to increase awareness around healthy practices and contribute to places, programs and environments that improve people’s lives”.
The WELL Building Standard TM
The WELL Building Standard is the first building standard to focus on the health and wellness of building occupants. Developed by Delos and managed by the International WELL Building Institute TM, WELL was designed using evidence-based medical and scientific research to create a built environment that better supports human health and well-being.
The WELL Building Standard provides a model for design and construction to integrate human health features in the built environment. This program is a performance-based system to measure the impact of built environments on human health.
WELL concepts of measurement:
- Air
- Water
- Nourishment
- Light
- Movement
- Thermal Comfort
- Sound
- Materials
- Mind
- Community
A word from our Sustainability Director
Meet Jarod Brames. Jarod is our Director of Sustainability and resident WELL AP at our corporate headquarters. He serves as a comprehensive resource and subject matter specialist on sustainability issues affecting Sales and Marketing, Trade Compliance, Corporate Risk, Green Building Design and Construction and Environmental & Social Responsibility topics. Jarod’s curiosity about our ecosystem drives him in his role helping OFS and its partner organizations protect the environment and the health & well-being of the people that live within it.
There should be a human-centric approach to any impactful sustainability program and message. OFS envisioned ours- Common Ground- to highlight our focus on our people and the relationships we create that are at the foundation of our company. We know this focus and attention will steer us toward a successful and sustainable future. Common Ground focuses on our Customers, our Colleagues, and our Communities because we know that if we are properly serving each, our business will thrive.
The creation of the WELL Building StandardTM provides a leading global rating system focused exclusively on ways that buildings, communities, and everything within can improve people’s health and well-being. It is a roadmap that directs us in implementing measures that provide the healthiest building amenities for our colleagues and guides us in ways to produce products that meet the health and well-being goals of our customers and communities.
Our mission closely aligns with that of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), governing body for WELL, and we feel a strong connection with their message. We both want to provide what is best for people. By providing educational opportunities and partnering with IWBI, we seek to promote progress in the built environment and progress toward better, more holistic sustainability.
