Water Access as Wellness Touchpoints: Beyond Hydration in Human-Centered Design
AIAU25-ZELK01
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Live course date: 08/27/2025 | 03:00 PM
Description
Wednesday, August 27, 2025 | 3:00-4:00pm EST
This course explores how access to clean, well-designed drinking water access points can support human health, behavior, and wellness in the built environment. Architects and designers are increasingly asked to go beyond code compliance – to shape spaces that promote hydration, trust in water quality, and equitable access. This course equips design professionals with the latest thinking on how water access points can serve as visible, functional wellness touchpoints across commercial, institutional, and public settings.
Learning Objectives
Describe how water access can function as wellness touchpoints in human-centered design
Explain how hydration and water quality impact physical and cognitive health
Identify recent contaminant concerns (e.g., PFAS, microplastics) and how filtration addresses them
Evaluate how WELL, Fitwel, and other frameworks are incorporating hydration and equity goals
Apply design strategies to maximize the impact and usability of drinking water access points
This free live course is brought to you through a partnership with Zurn Elkay. By registering for this course, you grant AIA permission to share your name and email address with Zurn Elkay.

Krystal Pesch, Senior Director of Portfolio Management at Zurn Elkay, has over a decade of experience in commercial filtration. She brings deep knowledge of water quality standards, filtration performance, and regulatory compliance requirements. Throughout her career, Krystal has worked directly with building owners, contractors, facilities managers, and design professionals to solve complex filtration challenges across educational, healthcare, and commercial facilities. She specializes in translating technical filtration capabilities into practical design solutions, helping architects and engineers make informed water system specification decisions.