1.5 ConEd Learning Hours

8:30 a.m.‐ 10:00 a.m.

Albeit delayed, 2050 climate targets are not only inevitable, but also achievable. What happens at that pivot point when our planet is healthier? What about the inhabitants—we, the people? This session will suggest that we can look after people's health and well‐being concurrently, and not in tandem. The people's health and the planet's health should be integrated.

Learning Objectives

1. Define healthy housing.

2. Understand the co‐relationship between sustainability, health, and well‐being.

3. Appreciate the urgency of integrating Health and Wellbeing into 2050 climate targets.

4. Be able to integrate “people health” with “planet health.”

Yew‐Thong Leong, OAA, FRAIC Professor

Toronto Metropolitan University

Yew‐Thong Leong is associate professor at Toronto Metropolitan University and managing director of ssg architecture inc. A graduate of Ryerson University and the Pratt Institute in New York, he has taught and practised concurrently for close to four decades. He has designed clinical and research labs in the life sciences, healthcare and long‐term care facilities, and specialized housing.