So smart buildings make us more energy efficient, smart buildings make us safer and more secure, smart buildings make us more comfortable and even make us more productive, but can they make us healthier? It certainly seems to be moving that way as the smart building industry is adding ‘wellness’ to its growing list of occupant benefits, using the seemingly endless potential of Internet of Things Technology. As part of a wider health shift in society over the last decade or two, offices have been taking measures to improve the health of their employees by offering healthy snacks, adding gyms and yoga rooms to buildings or providing local health club membership discounts. This is not necessarily the benevolent act of a health conscious CEO but the direct consequence of understanding that more healthy employees are more productive employees. A much as 96% of the 6,500 organisations participating in a WorldatWork survey were shown to offer […]