Designing for Well-Being: How Tile and Stone Align with Well-Being Standards

Thursday, May 1, 2025

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

Location: S230C

Moderator(s)

Megan Mazzocco, WELL AP+Faculty

Consciousness Expansion Officer
Wellbeing X Design

Panelist(s)

Jana Donohoe

Founder
Jana Donohoe Designs
Holley Henderson, LEED Fellow, Fitwel Ambassador, WELL AP

Speaker/Consultant/Author
H2 Ecodesign , United States
Gianna Vallefuoco, MMTCP

Artist, Tile Contractor, Mindfulness Instructor & Speaker
Vallefuoco Contractors, United States

The growing focus on well-being standards is reshaping the design landscape, with tile and stone playing a crucial role in creating environments that support healthier living. This session will explore what is Well Building, emphasizing how prioritizing well-being in your projects can enhance both occupant health and business success, making it a priority in workplace and real estate development. Discover why and how our environments affect our health outcomes, diving into the difference between the exposome, which encompasses all the environmental factors we are exposed to throughout our lives, and the genome, our genetic blueprint. We’ll examine which building systems have the greatest impact on human health and how to optimize them using tile and stone for health-enhancing spaces.