Juan Francisco Palacios - The Interplay of Buildings and Health

Juan Francisco Palacios, Visiting Assistant Professor at MIT Center for Real Estate delves into the profound relationship between buildings and their impact on human health and well-being. With the majority of our time spent indoors, the quality of the air we breathe and the comfort of the temperature we experience are directly shaped by building infrastructure. Juan highlights the historical oversight of buildings in the context of health conversations, shedding light on how this narrative is shifting through extensive research, data analysis, and growing customer demand for greener buildings. 

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