ASID Partners with Organizations for Health and Wellness Initiative

The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), in partnership with 11 organizations, announced its new CGI commitment to developing “ASID Protocols for Health and Wellness in Design” at the Clinton Global Initiative America (CGI America) meeting.

In effort to improve the well being of 1 million people through better building design and construction, ASID will train 40,000 interior designers and architects across the country to use these protocols to create spaces that promote occupants’ health and to specify healthier products and materials. The protocols will encompass design, products and healthcare. Planned to be concise and accessible, the protocols will incorporate Healthy Product Declarations and Cradle to Cradle certified products, as well as evidenced-based, LEED v4, biophilic and active design principles, among others, according to the society.  ASID expects to beta test the protocols across multiple sectors as early as this time next year.