A Healthier Classroom Begins with a Healthier Floor
The quality of education and student wellness is linked to the design of the built environment. Floors play a significant role in supporting healthy educational... Read more.
Author: Jane Rohde
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Jane Rohde, the principal of JSR Associates Inc., in Catonsville, Md., believes in a global cultural shift toward person-centered solutions for health care and environments for aging and sits on various health-care and sustainability committees supporting research, advocacy, and humanistic approaches to care. Rohde provides technical consulting on sustainability and health and wellness guidelines, codes, and standards for various trade associations and standards and guidelines committees, including the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI). In 2015, she was the first Changemaker Awardee for Environments for Aging from The Center for Health Design. In 2018, she received the ASID Design for Humanity Award, was recognized as an Honorary Alumni of Clemson University’s Architecture + Health program and honored as one of top 10 Women in Design for leadership in healthcare design. In 2020, she received the Pioneer Award from the Facility Guidelines Institute, and in 2021 was honored as a Green Globes Fellow from the Green Building Initiative.