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# CSBC EVENT - BUILDING A CULTURE OF SUSTAINABLE WELL-BEING

**Event Date:** 10.30.18

**Location:** Bloomfield, CT

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[Laura](https://www.pirieassociates.com/laura-pirie-aia-is-the-principal-of-pirie-associates-architects-located-in-new-haven-ct) and [Melissa](https://www.pirieassociates.com/melissa-arminio-kops-at-pirie-associates-architects-connecticut) attended a [Connecticut Sustainable Business Council](https://www.ctsbcouncil.org/) event on Building a Culture of Sustainable Well-Being.  Presenters from [Cigna](https://www.cigna.com/index.html?WT.srch=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI2vH_n7qx3gIVw5yzCh1ZdQD-EAAYASAAEgJANPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds), [Health Care Without Harm](https://noharm.org/), [Clean Water Action](https://www.cleanwateraction.org/states/connecticut), [Seventh Generation](https://www.seventhgeneration.com/), and the [American Sustainable Business Council](http://asbcouncil.org/) described the direct connection between environmental health and human health.  Some good take-aways were that increasing energy efficiency is one of the most important actions for improving human health, and health and equity are great levers for inspiring action on climate change.  

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