IMPROVING WORKPLACE HEALTH & WELL-BEING WITH …...Greening the Brain: How Evidence-based...

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CIBSE Intelligent Buildings Group and the Feeling Good Foundation supported by the Adaptation and Resilience in the Context of Change network in Green Sky Thinking Week 2016 IMPROVING WORKPLACE HEALTH & WELL-BEING WITH SENSORY GARDENS DATE: FRIDAY 29th APRIL 2016 VENUE: WELLCOME TRUST , GIBBS BUILDING, 215 EUSTON ROAD, LONDON, NW1 2BE REGISTRATION: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE This seminar will both disseminate evidence and encourage discussion on how sensory gardens can help reduce stress levels of office workers, refocus their attention, and improve their productivity. We lose £100bn per year in absenteeism and presenteeism. One way of promoting healthier workplaces and facilitating workers’ wellbeing is through provision of multi-sensory experiences in sensory gardens, both inside and outside buildings. PROGRAMME 9.30 10.00 10.20 10.40 11.00 11.10 11.30 11.50 12.10 12.30 Coffee and registration Welcome by Derek Clements-Croome Chair of CIBSE Intelligent Buildings Group Sensory Gardens: How they help reduce stress, restore attention and improve accomplishment Sepideh Arkani The ‘natural’ workplace: Sensory gardens introducing us to a healthier and more productive workforce Maria Tsemani Green Infrastructure and the workplace John Dover Q&A- Break Greening the Brain: How Evidence-based Therapeutic Garden Design Helps Regulate the Nervous System and Enhance Peak Performance. Joanna Wise Implementation of a sensory garden at a carehome Mandy Thorn Mini allotments at One Brighton. Why did we do it and what have we got out of it ? Pete Halsall Closing comments – Q&A Snacks/ Networking WELLCOME TRUST EUSTON EUSTON SQUARE WARREN STREET LOCATION MAP HERE

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CIBSE Intelligent Buildings Group and the Feeling Good Foundation

supported by the Adaptation and Resilience in the Context of Change

network in Green Sky Thinking Week 2016

IMPROVING WORKPLACE HEALTH &

WELL-BEING WITH SENSORY GARDENS

DATE: FRIDAY 29th APRIL 2016

VENUE: WELLCOME TRUST, GIBBS BUILDING, 215 EUSTON ROAD,

LONDON, NW1 2BE

REGISTRATION: BOOK YOUR TICKETS HERE

This seminar will both disseminate evidence and encourage discussion on

how sensory gardens can help reduce stress levels of office workers, refocus

their attention, and improve their productivity. We lose £100bn per year in

absenteeism and presenteeism. One way of promoting healthier workplaces

and facilitating workers’ wellbeing is through provision of multi-sensory

experiences in sensory gardens, both inside and outside buildings.

PROGRAMME

9.30

10.00

10.20

10.40

11.00

11.10

11.30

11.50

12.10

12.30

Coffee and registration

Welcome by Derek Clements-Croome Chair of CIBSE Intelligent Buildings Group

Sensory Gardens: How they help reduce stress, restore attention and improve accomplishmentSepideh Arkani

The ‘natural’ workplace: Sensory gardens introducing us to a healthier and more productive workforceMaria Tsemani

Green Infrastructure and the workplaceJohn Dover

Q&A- Break

Greening the Brain: How Evidence-based Therapeutic Garden Design Helps Regulate the Nervous System and Enhance Peak Performance.Joanna Wise

Implementation of a sensory garden at a carehomeMandy Thorn

Mini allotments at One Brighton. Why did we do it and what have we got out of it ?Pete Halsall

Closing comments – Q&A

Snacks/ Networking

WELLCOME TRUST

EUSTON

EUSTON SQUARE

WARREN STREET

LOCATION MAP

HERE