IBM partners with Delos to find connections between health and indoor spaces

IBM on Tuesday announced it's venturing into yet another realm of health analytics, in a new partnership with Delos, a company that bills itself as a "wellness real estate and technology firm." In a multi-year collaboration, the companies will use IBM cloud and cognitive technologies to glean insights from Delos' data into how the design of indoor spaces impacts human health. "We spend about 90 percent of our time indoors, which is why it is critically important to ensure that indoor spaces are not only livable, but also healthy," Delos COO Peter Scialla said in a statement. Delos, launched in 2009, provides services to integrate health considerations into real estate design and development. It offers technology, design, research and consulting services, and the company has also pioneered standards in its field, such as the WELL Building Standard.