Building for a Healthy life
Creating places that are better for people and nature
Building for a Healthy Life is the latest edition of – and new name for – Building for Life 12.
Building for a Healthy Life (BHL) updates England’s most widely known and most widely used design tool for creating places that are better for people and nature. The original 12-point structure and underlying principles within Building for Life 12 are at the heart of BHL.
The new name reflects changes in legislation, notably the Environment Bill, as well as refinements which we’ve made to the 12 considerations in response to good practice and user feedback.
The new name also recognises that this latest edition has been written in partnership with Homes England, NHS England and NHS Improvement. BHL integrates the findings of the three-year Healthy New Towns Programme led by NHS England and NHS Improvement. Please see page 12 for more details about ‘Putting Health into Place’. (The expanded guidance was commissioned and paid for by NHS England and NHS Improvement.
