Building for a Healthy Life

What is Building for a Healthy Life?

Building for a Healthy Life (BHL) is the latest edition of and the new name for Building for Life 12 

It is a Design Code for neighbourhoods, streets, homes, and public spaces. The original 12-point structure and underlying principles within Building for Life 12 are at the heart of Building for a Healthy Life. 

We at designe welcome the tactical shift in emphasis moving away from the 12 questions in Building for Life 12 to using the 12 considerations in Building for a Healthy Life as a basis for discussion and design exploration at the very start of the design process, recognising that good design requires more time, analysis and thought.

This latest edition has been written in partnership with Homes England, who will use it as their key measure of design quality, and both NHS England and NHS Improvement. BHL integrates the learning from the Healthy New Towns Programme-Putting Health into Place.

We have trained over 100 practitioners and councillors in the North East in the use of Building for Life 12 in recent years and we are pleased that the new BHL guide recognises designe as the organisation to provide BHL help, advice, training and Review in the region. 

You can download BHL here.

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