Designing Interiors for Human Wellness
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Before purchasing, review the rules of your licensing or certifying entity. It is your responsibility to confirm this course meets your CE requirements. See the credit tab on the course page for details.
What’s Included: Full webinar recording, written course materials, expert instruction, a mandatory quiz, and a certificate upon completion.
Deliverability Timeline: All courses are generally available within 1-2 weeks after the live presentation.
CE Credits: AIA and/or LA/CES accreditation is available by request for courses recorded prior to March 11, 2026. All courses after that date include those accreditations by default, if applicable. With these accreditations, our courses qualify for credit in nearly all states for engineers, surveyors, architects, and landscape architects.
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Agenda
Webinar instructions will be emailed before the date of the webinar.
Day One: Thursday, January 28, 2021
11:00 am – 3:05 pm CST (including 20-mins. of break)
Day Two: Friday, January 29, 2021
11:00 am – 1:25 pm CST (including a 10-min. break)
(Please log into the webinar 15 – 30 minutes before start time)
Presented by
Sonja Bochart, IIDA., LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP
Designing Interiors for Human Wellness Day One
Thursday, January 28, 2021 | 11:00 am – 3:05 pm CST (including 20-mins. of break)
Designing and Constructing for Human Wellness
Defining human wellness
Components of wellness
Wellness metrics, standards and certifications
Wellness strategies in the age of COVID-19
Biophilic Design
What is biophilic design?
Benefits of biophilic design
Biophilic design trends
Lighting Design
Human circadian rhythms
Utilizing the properties of light
New lighting technologies
Daylighting
Designing Interiors for Human Wellness Day Two
Friday, January 29, 2021 | 11:00 am – 1:25 pm CST (including a 10-min. break)
Ergonomic Design
The three major domains of ergonomics
Ergonomics risk factors
Ergonomics best practices
Colors, Textures and Materials
The psychology of color and texture
Building materials that promote wellness
Webinar Instructions
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.
Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.
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Credits
Professional Engineers
6.0 PDHs
Architects
6.0 HSW CE Hours
6.0 AIA LU|HSW (AIA credits only available for attending live Webinar.)
Interior Designers
6.0 CE Hours/PDHs
International Code Council
.6 CEUs (Building)
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public and offers 6.0 HSW continuing education hours/PDHs
to registered interior designers in most states. It is approved for 6.0 hours for Louisiana
interior designers. Due to time constraints, HalfMoon Education will not be seeking
course approval in Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, New Mexico or other states that
preapprove continuing education course for interior designers.
This webinar offers 6.0 PDHs to professional engineers and 6.0 HSW continuing
education hours to architects licensed in all states.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in
Florida (Provider No. 0004646), Indiana (License No. CE21600059), Maryland, New Jersey
(Approval No. 24GP00000600), North Carolina (S-0130), and North Dakota. HalfMoon
Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers
and architects via its registration with the American Institute of Architects Continuing
Education System (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other
states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses.
The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this
course for 6.0 LU|HSW (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the
AIA/CES.
The International Code Council has approved this event for .6 CEUs in the specialty area
of Building (Preferred Provider No. 1232).
Completion certificates will be awarded to participants who complete this event, respond
to prompts and earn a passing score (80%) on the quiz that follows the presentation
(multiple attempts allowed).
Speakers
Sonja Bochart, IIDA., LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP
Associate Principal with Shepley Bulfinch, in Phoenix, AZMs. Bochart brings more than 20 years of experience creating meaningful, healthy environments that foster connection, healing, and well-being. An Associate Principal at Shepley Bulfinch, she also provides consulting services through Lens, the firm’s strategy, research, and innovation studio, which helps organizations navigate complex challenges through research-driven insights, innovative thinking, and specialized expertise in areas including biophilic design, regenerative design, wellness, and sustainability.
A leading voice in biophilic and regenerative design, Ms. Bochart has spent over a decade advancing biophilic design and has consulted on more than ten projects pursuing the Living Building Challenge. An accomplished speaker, educator, facilitator, and writer, Ms. Bochart promotes innovative approaches to holistic design focused on wellness, resilience, and sustainability. Her work connects research, design, and practice to create places that strengthen the relationship between people, place, and nature.
AIA Info
AIA Provider Statement:
HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3).
This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product.
AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request.
Course Title: Designing Interiors for Human Wellness
Delivery Method: Live Online
Course Description: This course examines the principles and standards of human wellness in the arena of the built environment. It defines and explains the idea of biophilic design, and it explores the potential of lighting design, ergonomic design, and the psychology of colors, textures and materials in the context of wellness.
Learning Objectives:
Learning Objective 1:
Learners will be able to explain the concept of human wellness and how it relates to the built environment, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learning Objective 2:
Learners will be able to describe the benefits of biophilic design, wherein building occupants feel a sense of connectivity to nature.
Learning Objective 3:
Learners will be able to describe how lighting can affect human circadian rhythms, and they will be able to identify new lighting technologies and daylighting contributes to human wellness.
Learning Objective 4:
Learners will be able to identify ergonomic design strategies that improve workplaces, which can be beneficial in nontraditional office environments.
Learning Objective 5:
Learners will be able to discuss how color, texture and material choices can contribute to the goals of human wellness in interior environments.
LUs: 6.0 LU Type: LU|HSWs.
Prerequisites: Experience with interior design
Advance Preparation: None
Program Level: Intermediate
Course Expiration Date: 10/21/2023
Complaint Resolution Policy:
Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to doug@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.