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Wellscapes
HEALTHFUL LIGHTING | AIR | WATER | SOUNDS | ECOSYSTEMS

KB Home, Well Living
Lab Unveil Concept
Wellness Home
Arizona showcase employs 'micro
environments' to highlight potential
health benefits of smart devices and
technology integration.
By Robert Archer
KB HOME and the Well
Living Lab - an entity
founded as a collaboration
between Delos and Mayo
Clinic - have announced
the unveiling of a concept
home designed to educate
customers on the potential
health benefits of a new KB
home with health-related
products and technologies.
The home is at the
builder's new Santolina at
South Mountain community
in Phoenix, chosen because
of its proximity to the Mayo
Clinic Scottsdale campus.
" The Well Living Lab and
KB Home share a commitment to improve the health
and well-being of individuals
and families, " says Dr. Véronique Roger, research director of the Well Living Lab and
Professor of Medicine and
Epidemiology at Mayo Clinic.
KB Home and the Well Living Lab's new " Healthy Living "
concept home in Phoenix
will foster The Well Living
Lab's efforts to research
wellness. The companies say

the concept home is the first
Arizona scientific laboratory to conduct and apply
human-centered research to
understand the interaction
between health, well-being
and indoor environments.
The Well Living Lab
Healthy Home program
focuses on the impact of the
home environment on physical and mental health, sleep
and performance, and provides a unique opportunity to
translate and apply scientific
discoveries that may improve
the health and well-being of
people in homes.
KB Home notes that it is
the first homebuilder to join
the Well Living Lab Alliance,
which is a consortium of
global organizations aspiring
to transform the places where
people live, work and play.
The concept home
demonstrates the potential
health benefits of a new KB
home through the latest
advancements in design and
construction materials. The
home also features four " mi-

The home is located at KB Home's new Santolina at South
Mountain community in Phoenix.

cro environments, " informed
by research from the Well
Living Lab and its scientific
collaborators. These micro
environments can be viewed
by visiting the community or
by virtual tour.
Among the ways KB Home
will highlight benefits of
smart homes and wellness:
Health Remote CheckUp: Engages smart devices
to measure health status and
key biometrics of people in
the home. Using a wellness
intelligence ecosystem, the
home environment can be
adjusted to enhance aspects
of health, such as sleep.
MindBreaks Room: Offers
a personalized wellness
space that uses immersive
audio and visual content
intended to increase energy,
reduce stress, enhance
mood, improve focus and
boost performance.
Safer Living: Showcases
products and technologies de-

signed to reduce virus transmission. This includes many
products that come standard
in a new KB home and others
that are available at the KB
Home Design Studio.
Home Office: Features
products and technologies
that depict elements of a
supportive home office, such
as ergonomically correct
furnishings and flexible office
products. It also showcases
the new KB Home Office, a
dedicated room that can be
personalized for a productive
work environment.
" As a pioneer in the
science of building healthier
homes and as the first homebuilder to partner with the
Well Living Lab, we're proud
to showcase the benefits
of a new KB home and the
latest healthy home technologies and products in a
real-life setting, " says Jeffrey
Mezger, KB Home's president and CEO.

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