What is the WELL Building Standard™ ?
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Our bodies and minds are impacted by the buildings where we live and work. The International WELL Building Standard™ provides robust research and strategies that can improve these surroundings to benefit our overall health and well-being.
WELL IS A COMPLETE APPROACH TO HEALTH
WELL launched in 2014 and is the first rating system to focus exclusively on the impacts of buildings on human health and wellness. WELL Certified spaces are designed to improve the productivity, performance, mood, fitness, nutrition and sleep patterns of the people using the spaces
WELL Certification is third-party administered through IWBI’s collaboration with Green Business Certification Inc (GBCI). WELL v2™ is the latest version of the Standard.
The Well Concepts
WELL Certification uses 11 concepts that can be applied to each building project for a customised approach.
AIR
Ensures high levels of indoor air quality across a building’s lifetime through source elimination or reduction, active and passive building design and operation strategies and human behavior interventions.
WATER
The quality, distribution and control of liquid water in a building.
light
Light is the main driver of the visual and circadian systems. This concept promotes exposure to light and aims to create lighting environments that are optimal for visual, mental and biological health.
Thermal Comfort
Promotes productivity and a maximum level of thermal comfort among all building occupants through HVAC design.
MATERIALS
Reduce human exposure to hazardous building materials through the restriction or elimination of compounds or products known to be toxic .
NOURISH
Requires the availability of fruits and vegetables, nutritional transparency and encourages the creation of food environments where the healthiest choice s is easy
MIND
Promotes mental health through policy, program and design strategies that addresses factors that influence cognitive and emotional well-being.
SOUND
Promotes occupant health through the identification and mitigation of acoustical comfort parameters that shape occupant experiences in the built environment.
MOVEMENT
Promotes physical activity, movement, and active living through environmental design strategies, policies and programs
COMMUNITY
Support access to healthcare, workplace health while establishing an inclusive, integrated community through social equity, civic engagement and accessible design.
INNOVATION
New unique project strategies for creating healthy environments.
Thrive In Your Building
Healthy buildings help people thrive.
The WELL Building Standard™ is the premier framework for advancing human health and wellness around the world.
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Why WELL ?
BY PLACING PEOPLE AT THE HEART OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, OPERATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT DECISIONS, WELL CAN ADD VALUE TO REAL ESTATE ASSETS, GENERATE SAVINGS IN PERSONNEL COSTS AND ENHANCE HUMAN HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND EXPERIENCE.
Our buildings can shape our habits, help balance our sleepwake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively influence our health through the quality of our surroundings.
WELL provides a framework for project teams to incorporate a variety of strategies to integrate human health and well-being at the heart of building design, construction and operations. WELL also allows project teams to innovate and transform the way humans can interact with the buildings and spaces they experience. WELL allows people to connect with buildings. – IWBI
CAN GENERATE UP TO $2.30 IN BENEFITS TO AN ORGANISATION
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What rating will your building achieve ?
80 points
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