- link Copy URL - [ Share on X ](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=IWBI CEO Rachel Hodgdon To Speak at Aspen Ideas: Health on the Critical Role of Healthy Buildings in Advancing Public Health https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1315921?absolute=1&via=3blnews "Share on X") - [ Share on linkedin ](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1315921?absolute=1 "Share on Linkedin") - [ Share on facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1315921?absolute=1 "Share on Facebook") - [ email Share via email ](mailto:?subject=IWBI CEO Rachel Hodgdon To Speak at Aspen Ideas: Health on the Critical Role of Healthy Buildings in Advancing Public Health&body=ESG News from International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) https://www.3blmedia.com/markdownify/node/1315921?absolute=1 "Share via email") [Events](/categories/events) # IWBI CEO Rachel Hodgdon To Speak at Aspen Ideas: Health on the Critical Role of Healthy Buildings in Advancing Public Health Jun 22, 2026 2:45 PM ET **WHAT:** Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)**,** will join leading experts in public health, architecture and healthy buildings - including healthy buildings expert and author Dr. Joseph G. Allen, Director of Harvard University’s Healthy Buildings Program - for a discussion during [2026 Aspen Ideas - Health](https://www.aspenideas.org/sessions/healthy-buildings-for-healthy-lives) on how the design and operation of buildings can improve human health, resilience and quality of life. The session, **"Healthy Buildings for Healthy Lives,"** will explore the growing body of evidence showing how healthier indoor environments—from cleaner air and better ventilation to healthier materials, daylight and biophilic design—can help reduce disease transmission, support mental health and strengthen resilience in the face of climate change. As people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors, the conversation will examine why healthy buildings have become an increasingly important public health strategy and what building owners, employers and policymakers can do to create healthier places where people live, learn, work and heal. **WHO:** - Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO, International WELL Building Institute - Joseph Allen, Director, Healthy Buildings Program, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health - Diana Araoz-Fraser, Vice President and Studio Design Leader, HKS Architects - Moderator: Céline Gounder, CBS News Medical Contributor and Editor-at-Large, KFF Health News **WHEN:** Wednesday, June 24, 2026 1:40 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. **WHERE:** Aspen Ideas: Health East Lawn Tent **MEDIA OPPORTUNITY:** Rachel Hodgdon is available for interviews before and after the session to discuss: - Why investing in healthy buildings is an investment in public health and a C-suite mission - The business case for healthier workplaces and communities - Healthy buildings as a strategy for climate resilience and disease prevention - How evidence-based building design can improve health, well-being and organizational performance - The growing global movement to advance health through the built environment For interview requests, please contact: [![Logo](/sites/default/files/Clients/IWBI-SolidGray_TM.jpg)](/profiles/international-well-building-institute) ### More from International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) ###### [IWBI President and CEO Rachel Hodgdon to Deliver Keynote on the Future of Healthy Indoor Air at Indoor Air 2026 in Singapore](/news/iwbi-president-and-ceo-rachel-hodgdon-deliver-keynote-future-healthy-indoor-air-indoor-air) Jun 12, 2026 9:50 AM ET ###### [Urbaneer and Well Living Lab Announce the Home Innovation Lab ](/news/urbaneer-and-well-living-lab-announce-home-innovation-lab) Jun 10, 2026 8:50 AM ET ###### [ARPA-H Honored for Driving Breakthrough Innovation in Healthy Indoor Air](/news/arpa-h-honored-driving-breakthrough-innovation-healthy-indoor-air) Jun 4, 2026 3:50 PM ET ###### [Designing for Well-Being: Why Healthy Materials Matter More Than Ever](/news/designing-well-being-why-healthy-materials-matter-more-ever) Jun 2, 2026 12:15 PM ET ###### [From Compliance to Leadership: How WELL Supports ESRS and Advances Social Sustainability](/news/compliance-leadership-how-well-supports-esrs-and-advances-social-sustainability) May 29, 2026 10:00 AM ET ###### [IWBI Evolves Works With WELL Program To Expand Alignment Pathways for Products and Services](/news/iwbi-evolves-works-well-program-expand-alignment-pathways-products-and-services) May 28, 2026 2:00 PM ET ###### [To Walk Is To Create](/news/walk-create) May 27, 2026 9:00 AM ET ###### [パナソニック エレクトリックワークス株式会社は、WELL認証を取得したオフィスが、ワーク・エンゲージメントおよびウェルビーイングに寄与することを示すエビデンスを公開](/news/hanasonitsuku) May 24, 2026 8:00 PM ET