Tarkett is thrilled to announce that our pioneering virtual reality Human Conscious Design Platform, which features user-centric classroom, office, hospital environments, and elderly care spaces with the 'Through Their Eyes' dementia design filter, has been shortlisted for two awards at the 2024 Healthcare Estates Awards. We are honoured to be considered for Product Innovation of the Year and Diversity and Inclusion, acknowledging our commitment to enhancing inclusivity in design.
Our Human Conscious Design Platform represents a significant advancement in understanding how design choices impact both neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals and those with neurodegenerative conditions. This immersive VR tool allows users to experience the effects of hypersensitivity and hyposensitivity to different environmental factors, fostering empathy and leading to more inclusive design outcomes.
“Our new VR platform explores the importance of inclusive design and how people with different perspectives, particularly those with ADHD, autism, and dementia, experience the world. We've noticed a strong demand from architects, designers, building owners, and flooring contractors for more resources to help them make inclusive decisions. Our Human Conscious Design Platform addresses this need. It's very exciting to be shortlisted for two Healthcare Estates Awards, as it recognises our dedication to this important work.”
― Shaz Hawkins, Segment Marketing Manager for Healthcare, Aged Care & Education at Tarkett
At Tarkett, we are devoted to creating spaces that benefit people and the planet, and these nominations affirm our ongoing dedication to innovative and inclusive design practices. Learn more.
The Healthcare Estates Awards recognise outstanding organisations, teams, and individuals in healthcare engineering, estates, and facilities management. They are awarded for work that demonstrates exceptional originality, innovation, and quality of delivery.
The awards dinner is scheduled for Tuesday 8 October 2024, following the first day of the IHEEM Healthcare Estates Conference and Exhibition.
