Business travel
- 84 Health and wellness awareness
- 85 Integrative design
- 86 Post-occupancy surveys
- 87 Beauty and design I
- 88 Biophilia I - qualitative
- 89 Adaptable spaces
- 90 Healthy sleep policy
- 91 Business travel
- 92 Workplace health policy
- 93 Workplace family support
- 94 Self-monitoring
- 95 Stress and addiction treatment
- 96 Altruism
- 97 Material transparency
- 98 JUST organization
- 99 Beauty and design II
- 100 Biophilia II - quantitative
- 101 Innovation feature I
- 102 Innovation feature II
91. Business travel
Business travel is often associated with a number of negative health outcomes such as self-reported poor health, obesity and an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Research from the World Bank indicates that business travel is associated with higher total medical claim costs, the highest increase attributed to psychological disorders related to stress.
This feature aims to reduce the physical and mental stress associated with business travel by promoting policies that provide opportunities to maintain a fitness regimen, as well as to help protect healthy sleeping habits and personal relationships.
Part 1: Travel Policy
In order to reduce stress related to business travel, employers promote the following policies:
a) Employees are provided the option to select non red-eye flights or are given the option to work remotely on the day of arrival from a red-eye flight.
b) Employees are not required to take business trips for which the total travel time (including lay-overs, wait times and travel to and from terminals) exceeds both 5 hours and 25% total trip duration.
c) During long business trips (domestic travel lasting more than 2 weeks and international travel lasting more than 4 weeks), employees are given the time-off and budget to fly home for at least 48 hours or to fly a friend or family member to meet them.
d) Employees are reimbursed for any gym usage fees incurred during their travel.
Cardiovascular
Nervous
Applicability Matrix
| Core & Shell | New Construction | WELL Interiors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Travel Policy | - | O | O |
| Commercial Kitchen | Education | Multifamily Residential | Retail | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Travel Policy | - | - | - | - |