About
Hi, I'm Allan Lopes.
I've spent the last two decades obsessed with a simple, stubborn question: how do the spaces we inhabit shape who we become? Home and Purpose is the answer I keep arriving at — a platform, a podcast, and a movement around environments that align with health, work, and meaning.
20+
Years in healthy environments
HBC
Founder of the Healthy Building Certificate
Global
Speaking, consulting & certification
The story
Home and Purpose grew out of a long career in real estate, design, and wellness — and a growing conviction that the buildings we work and live inside aren't neutral. They are quietly, constantly making choices for us.
I founded the Healthy Building Certificate (HBC) to give people a rigorous, human-centered way to measure and improve those choices — for homes, for professionals, and for brands ready to lead.
This platform is where the broader conversation lives: a podcast, essays, tools, and a curated practice for anyone who wants their environment to be an ally — not an obstacle — to the life they're building.