The Nine Principles of Healthy Living

Hart Howerton incorporates the following nine principles of Healthy Living—selected in partnership with the University of Virginia’s Center for Design and Health—in to the way we think about and implement design solutions. These intuitive, research-verified principles guide us in our aim to improve health and wellness outcomes for residents, occupants, and visitors by creating opportunities for physical activity at all ages, and encouraging people in communities to interact socially (both of which have proven linkages to better health).