Clear Minds, Better Buildings: Digital Detox Spaces For LEED
GreenCE’s mission is to support the necessary transition to a sustainable built environment by empowering design professionals to address the environmental, economic, and social impacts of buildings. GreenCE’s course catalog includes LEED exam preparation, continuing education to maintain your AIA or LEED credential, as well as specialty education focused on topics such as ADA/Barrier-Free requirements. We are committed to designing the highest quality continuing education programs in the construction industry.
Digital overload is quietly undermining occupant health—and buildings are part of the problem. This course shows how design professionals can turn that challenge into a powerful opportunity. You’ll learn how to design “digital detox zones” that measurably improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance well-being using LEED and WELL strategies. This course goes beyond theory to show exactly how wellness-driven design decisions support acoustics, daylighting, and integrative process documentation. You’ll walk away with practical tools you can apply immediately to create healthier spaces, strengthen certification narratives, and deliver buildings that truly perform for the people inside them. Design for less noise, better light, clearer minds—and healthier outcomes.
- Describe screen-free, low-technology zones designed to eliminate electronic noise sources and maintain low background noise levels that support compliance with the LEED v4.1 BD+C and ID+C Acoustic Performance credit requirements.
- Develop spaces in optimal daylight zones with appropriately designed fenestration that support the LEED v4.1 BD+C and ID+C Daylight credit.
- Develop a health-focused project mission statement, document stakeholder engagement, and prepare an integrative design narrative demonstrating how digital wellness research informed early design decisions in support of the LEED v4.1 BD+C and ID+C Integrative Process credit.
- Integrate digital detox zone design with the WELL Building Standard v2 features Restorative Spaces, Mindful Layout, and Enhanced Access to Nature for healthier outcomes for building occupants.
