September Insights featuring National Inclusion Week

Welcome to ‘The Brief from Work in Mind'. Every fortnight our newsletter will highlight the latest in healthy buildings and workplace news, outlets to learn from, and insight from our team here at Work in Mind.?

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This week's latest news

• Asbestos: How air sampling makes it safer to carry out remedial work for RAAC affected buildings
• Hybrid working spurs growth in full-time employment for women in the UK, study reveals

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Continuing the inclusion conversation...

This week is the UK's National Inclusion Week (NIW), which is a week dedicated to celebrating inclusion and taking action to create inclusive workplaces. This is important to us at Work in Mind because we believe that everyone has the right to feel safe, comfortable, and able to be themselves in any space they enter - and we can support that cause with healthy, well-designed buildings. With that in mind, we've highlighted a few useful articles to keep the conversation going:

• National Inclusion Week: Motionspot shares 3 keys to inclusive design
• How to create an autism friendly environment: The National Autistic Society explains
• Neurodivergent design: Simple, affordable strategies to help neurodiverse people flourish at work
• Half of workplaces lack design features to accommodate menstruation and menopause discomfort
• Designing autism-friendly school & office spaces: ASD architect Mark Ellerby explains all

Learn something new...

As we transition to autumn, we're all noticing the changing weather patterns, with one key feature lacking in particular: light. Natural light plays a vital role in the healthy functioning of our circadian rhythms, mood, and energy levels. But what happens when the days shorten and we rely on interior spaces to provide the majority of our daily light source?

We're looking back on one of our interview with Linda Geddes , whose book Chasing the Sun brilliantly explores the significance of sunlight. This is an essential read as the winter months and shorter days are approaching.

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Previous newsletters:?

• September Insight: RAAC crisis, RIBA's call to action, and the Most Sustainable Workplace Index
• August Insight: Personal space, belonging, and menstruation in the workplace
• July Insight: ASHRAE standards, hybrid working impacts, American IAQ concerns on the rise