Episode 16: Antonia Ciaverella of Tecton Architects discusses promoting health & wellness with the WELL Building Standard
In episode 16 of the Build Better podcast, Anastasia talks with Antonia Ciaverella, architectural designer with Tecton Architects, about WELL, the first rating system to focus exclusively on the impacts of buildings on human health and wellness.
Ciaverella talks about the specific ways a company or organization can achieve the WELL certification or make positive changes in their own spaces to promote the health and well-being of their employees and visitors to their buildings.
Antonia Ciaverella, EDAC, WELL AP, LEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Ambassador is an Architectural Designer with Tecton Architects in Hartford, Connecticut, primarily serving in the firm’s Healthcare Studio. She is a graduate of Virginia Tech where she completed a Bachelor’s Degree in architecture and is currently working towards a Master’s Degree in Neuroscience at the University of Hartford. Antonia is both a WELL Accredited Professional and a LEED Accredited Professional with Specialty, and has earned her Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification. She is very involved with both the AEC and scientific communities, with memberships in the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, the Environmental Design Research Association, the International Association of Applied Psychology, and the Connecticut Green Building Council.