Building Health

Prevention not Mitigation

“We shape our buildings and then our buildings shape us” – Winston Churchill

Did you know that in the West we spend approximately 90% of our time indoors? (Harvard University).  Harnessing the impact buildings have on our mental and physical health, brain function and motivation, ‘building health’ treats a building as far more than bricks and services, recognising the vital role it plays in helping occupants and businesses thrive.

Taking a proactive healthy building approach removes issues before they become a problem.  Addressing increasing concerns with microplastics and VOC’s and taking a more personalised approach to creating purposeful indoor environments, the focus on clean air, natural light, comfort, safety, inclusivity and meaningful connection to nature delivers proven and cost effective results. 

Whether you’re a commerical landlord, school, theatre, hotel or offer working from home, implementing building health is the essential piece in the jigsaw that delivers personal and organisational success.

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Why Building Health is Essential 

Building health isn’t a “nice-to-have” – it’s a strategic investment.

Healthier spaces consistently deliver a wealth of positive personal and business impacts, meaning every pound spent on better air, light, comfort and materials pays itself back in performance, loyalty and profit.

Employees, regulations and legislation such as BS40102 are officially recognising and demanding healthier indoor environments which deliver immediate and measureable impacts:

  • reduced absenteeism and staff turnover
  • improved recruitment and retention
  • reduced costs and increased profits
  • reduced risk profile and insurance costs
  • higher league table results
  • stronger brand differentiation and reputation
  • increased rental yields and asset values
  • improved energy efficiency and environmental footprint

Put simply, adopting a building health approach is an economic, health, sustainability and risk imperative.

Your Pathway to Success

We guide you through building health in three simple steps: first, we help you understand what’s really affecting the people in your space, then we offer a range of practical, cost-effective and simple solutions—all delivered by our own in-house team:

  • Diagnostic: ‘The Pulse’ Building Health Audit 

~ Building assessment across the 9 Foundations and wider diagnostics

~ Occupant perception surveys

~ Working from Home home audits

  • Recommendations

~ Detailed report highlighting areas for concern and prioritising low cost,       immediate impact actions

  • Implementing Solutions

We provide a one-stop shop of cost effective support, including:

~ Simple space planning to full interior design

~ Behaviour change, stakeholder engagement and INSET training


Whether you own an office, educational establishment, hotel, theatre or support working from home, providing a healthy indoor environment for your employees, students and visitors is an economic, health and risk imperative.

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Defining Healthy Spaces

Building health focuses on optimising working environments to help people and businesses realise their potential. The practice originates from detailed research on sick building syndrome – which works to improve up to twelve elements of the working environment that are proven to impact on mental and physical health, as well as wellbeing and productivity. Together, we’ll set you on the right path to meet your specific needs and budget:

  • Occupant perception surveys
  • Impact training and INSET workshops
  • ‘The Pulse’ building audit, including indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring
  • Office redesign and new premises support

Through our in-depth knowledge of what makes a healthy working environment, we also work with businesses and schools to optimise workspaces and social environments in order to maximise employee health and wellbeing and allow groups and individuals to flourish. You will benefit from:

  • Meeting the forthcoming British Standard on building health (BS40102) and the current BB101 guidance for schools
  • Making a significant contribution to your sustainability and ESG targets

The Spenbeck Difference

With our 45 year experience as commerical landlords we know exactly just how buildings impact occupant behaviour and organisational success.  We have repeatedly proved first hand how building health drives the holy trinity of improved health, profit and environmental performance.

We’d love to share this with you and explore how we can improve your building and indoor environment to help both owners and occupants thrive.