WELL Building Standard - Revision history

Designing Buildings at 08:07, 25 February 2025

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	* Ska rating.		* Ska rating.
	* Well Air.		* Well Air.
−	* WELL Building Standard.
	* WELL Community.		* WELL Community.
	* WELL Light.		* WELL Light.

Designing Buildings at 08:07, 25 February 2025

2025-02-25T08:07:13Z

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	* Ska rating.		* Ska rating.
	* Well Air.		* Well Air.
		+	* WELL Building Standard.
		+	* WELL Community.
		+	* WELL Light.
		+	* WELL Materials.
		+	* WELL Mind.
		+	* WELL Movement.
		+	* WELL Nourishment.
		+	* WELL Sound.
		+	* WELL Thermal Comfort.
		+	* Well Water.
	* Wellbeing.		* Wellbeing.
	* Wellbeing considerations for property managers.		* Wellbeing considerations for property managers.

Designing Buildings at 07:31, 24 February 2025

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	* Biophilic design and sustainability.		* Biophilic design and sustainability.
−	* BRE wellbeing research paper competition.
−	* BREEAM.
	* BREEAM, LEED or WELL.		* BREEAM, LEED or WELL.
	* Building Back Better: Health.		* Building Back Better: Health.
−	* Buildingomics.
	* Building related illness.		* Building related illness.
	* Changing attitudes towards the mental wellbeing of early career Architectural Technology professionals.		* Changing attitudes towards the mental wellbeing of early career Architectural Technology professionals.
−	* Code for Sustainable Homes.
−	* Green rating systems.
	* Growing focus on IAQ challenges for specifiers and HVAC manufacturers.		* Growing focus on IAQ challenges for specifiers and HVAC manufacturers.
−	* Inclusive design.
	* Indoor environmental quality.		* Indoor environmental quality.
−	* Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design LEED.
	* Measuring the wellbeing benefits of interior materials.		* Measuring the wellbeing benefits of interior materials.
	* Sick building syndrome.		* Sick building syndrome.
	* Ska rating.		* Ska rating.
−	* ~~Taking action on climate change.~~	+	* Well Air.
−	* The Porter Building.	+
−	* Total Resource Use and Efficiency TRUE.	+
	* Wellbeing.		* Wellbeing.
	* Wellbeing considerations for property managers.		* Wellbeing considerations for property managers.

Designing Buildings at 07:04, 7 February 2025

2025-02-07T07:04:02Z

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−	[[File:~~WELL logo bannr 2000~~.jpg\|link=https://www.wellcertified.com]]	+	[[File:WELL_logo_bannr_2000.jpg\|link=https://www.wellcertified.com]]

	= Background =		= Background =
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	= WELL v2™ =		= WELL v2™ =

−	The WELL v2 ~~pilot~~ was launched in 2018, with a two-year pilot phase, WELL v2 underwent improvement and refinement through a rigorous process, including a six-month public comment period and a final stakeholder review. The latest version of WELL has proven itself to be a scalable and globally applicable feature set that’s responsive, inclusive and adaptable to fit any environment or organisation seeking to elevate human health and promote well-being for all. The second version of the standard, WELL v2™ ~~incorporating feedback and input~~ is founded six principles ~~along with~~ 10 concepts, with two of the original 7 replaced and 3 new as follows:	+	The WELL v2 was launched in 2018, with a two-year pilot phase. WELL v2 underwent improvement and refinement through a rigorous process, including a six-month public comment period and a final stakeholder review. The latest version of WELL has proven itself to be a scalable and globally applicable feature set that’s responsive, inclusive and adaptable to fit any environment or organisation seeking to elevate human health and promote well-being for all.
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		+	The second version of the standard, WELL v2™ is founded on six principles and 10 concepts, with two of the original 7 replaced and 3 new as follows:

	Principles		Principles
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	# Resilient: Keeps pace with advances in research, science, technology and society, continuously improving by integrating new findings.		# Resilient: Keeps pace with advances in research, science, technology and society, continuously improving by integrating new findings.

−	~~Architecture~~	+	Concepts:

−	* Air.	+	# Air.
−	* Water.	+	# Water.
−	* Nourishment.	+	# Nourishment.
−	* Light.	+	# Light.
−	* Movement	+	# Movement
−	* Thermal comfort	+	# Thermal comfort
−	* Sound	+	# Sound
−	* Materials	+	# Materials
−	* Community	+	# Community
−	* Mind.	+	# Mind.

	For further information about WELL v2™ visit [https://v2.wellcertified.com/en/wellv2/overview/ https://v2.wellcertified.com/en/wellv2/overview/]		For further information about WELL v2™ visit [https://v2.wellcertified.com/en/wellv2/overview/ https://v2.wellcertified.com/en/wellv2/overview/]

Editor at 14:15, 5 February 2025

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		+	[[File:WELL logo bannr 2000.jpg\|link=https://www.wellcertified.com]]
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		+	= Background =
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	Delos Living LLC is an American-based organisation that says its mission is ‘to build a better world’. It suggests that it transforms the indoor environment by placing health and 'wellness' at the centre of design and construction decisions through research, consulting, real estate development and by offering innovative solutions for the built environment. It has an advisory board that includes Dick Gephardt, Former United States Congressman and House of Representatives Majority Leader and Leonardo DiCaprio.		Delos Living LLC is an American-based organisation that says its mission is ‘to build a better world’. It suggests that it transforms the indoor environment by placing health and 'wellness' at the centre of design and construction decisions through research, consulting, real estate development and by offering innovative solutions for the built environment. It has an advisory board that includes Dick Gephardt, Former United States Congressman and House of Representatives Majority Leader and Leonardo DiCaprio.

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	WELL is administered by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), a public benefit corporation launched by Delos in 2013 whose mission is to improve human health and wellbeing through the built environment.		WELL is administered by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), a public benefit corporation launched by Delos in 2013 whose mission is to improve human health and wellbeing through the built environment.

−	The standard is based on seven years of research in partnership with scientists, doctors and architects exploring the connection between the buildings where people spend their time, and the health and wellbeing impacts those buildings have on their occupants. It is third-party certified by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), which administers the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.	+	The original standard is based on seven years of research in partnership with scientists, doctors and architects exploring the connection between the buildings where people spend their time, and the health and wellbeing impacts those buildings have on their occupants. It is third-party certified by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI), which administers the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.

	Spaces can become WELL Certified by achieving a defined score in each of seven categories:		Spaces can become WELL Certified by achieving a defined score in each of seven categories:
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	* Mind.		* Mind.

−	Certification includes the submission of project documentation and ~~onsite~~ audit, which can result in the award of a Silver, Gold or Platinum standard.	+	Certification includes the submission of project documentation and on-site audit, which can result in the award of a Silver, Gold or Platinum standard.
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		+	= WELL v2™ =
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		+	The WELL v2 pilot was launched in 2018, with a two-year pilot phase, WELL v2 underwent improvement and refinement through a rigorous process, including a six-month public comment period and a final stakeholder review. The latest version of WELL has proven itself to be a scalable and globally applicable feature set that’s responsive, inclusive and adaptable to fit any environment or organisation seeking to elevate human health and promote well-being for all. The second version of the standard, WELL v2™ incorporating feedback and input is founded six principles along with 10 concepts, with two of the original 7 replaced and 3 new as follows:
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		+	Principles
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		+	# Equitable: Aims to benefit a variety of people, including and especially disadvantaged or vulnerable populations.
		+	# Global: Proposes interventions that are feasible, achievable and relevant across many applications throughout the world.
		+	# Evidence-based: Draws upon a diverse and rigorous body of research across varying disciplines, validated by a collaborative body of experts, including IWBI advisors.
		+	# Technically robust: Defines industry best practice and validates strategies through performance verification and a rigorous third-party verification process.
		+	# Customer-focused: Sponsors the success of WELL users through dedicated coaching services, dynamic resources and an intuitive platform for navigating the journey.
		+	# Resilient: Keeps pace with advances in research, science, technology and society, continuously improving by integrating new findings.
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		+	Architecture
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		+	* Air.
		+	* Water.
		+	* Nourishment.
		+	* Light.
		+	* Movement
		+	* Thermal comfort
		+	* Sound
		+	* Materials
		+	* Community
		+	* Mind.
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		+	For further information about WELL v2™ visit [https://v2.wellcertified.com/en/wellv2/overview/ https://v2.wellcertified.com/en/wellv2/overview/]
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		+	= Milestones =

	In November 2015, Lendlease, one of the world’s leading integrated infrastructure and real estate groups, announced a global alliance with Delos, aiming to accelerate the integration of human health and wellness outcomes in the built environment. This alliance will include identifying pioneering projects in Australia, Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States, which will pursue WELL Certification and provide 'WELL ready' workplaces for tenants.		In November 2015, Lendlease, one of the world’s leading integrated infrastructure and real estate groups, announced a global alliance with Delos, aiming to accelerate the integration of human health and wellness outcomes in the built environment. This alliance will include identifying pioneering projects in Australia, Asia, the United Kingdom and the United States, which will pursue WELL Certification and provide 'WELL ready' workplaces for tenants.

Designing Buildings at 11:38, 15 March 2023

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	Delos Living LLC is an American-based organisation that says its mission is ‘to build a better world’. It suggests that it transforms the indoor environment by placing health and 'wellness' at the centre of design and construction decisions through research, consulting, real estate development and by offering innovative solutions for the built environment. It has an advisory board that includes Dick Gephardt, Former United States Congressman and House of Representatives Majority Leader and Leonardo DiCaprio.		Delos Living LLC is an American-based organisation that says its mission is ‘to build a better world’. It suggests that it transforms the indoor environment by placing health and 'wellness' at the centre of design and construction decisions through research, consulting, real estate development and by offering innovative solutions for the built environment. It has an advisory board that includes Dick Gephardt, Former United States Congressman and House of Representatives Majority Leader and Leonardo DiCaprio.

−	Delos is the founder of the ~~[http://delos.com/about/well-building-standard/~~ WELL Building Standard] (WELL) which it suggests is '…the world’s first building standard focused exclusively on human health and wellness. It marries best practices in design and construction with evidence-based medical and scientific research – harnessing the built environment as a vehicle to support human health and wellbeing.'	+	Delos is the founder of the WELL Building Standard (WELL) which it suggests is '…the world’s first building standard focused exclusively on human health and wellness. It marries best practices in design and construction with evidence-based medical and scientific research – harnessing the built environment as a vehicle to support human health and wellbeing.'

	WELL is administered by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), a public benefit corporation launched by Delos in 2013 whose mission is to improve human health and wellbeing through the built environment.		WELL is administered by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), a public benefit corporation launched by Delos in 2013 whose mission is to improve human health and wellbeing through the built environment.

Designing Buildings at 11:03, 6 October 2022

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Designing Buildings at 09:21, 3 October 2022

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	* Biophilic design and sustainability.		* Biophilic design and sustainability.

Editor at 17:07, 22 January 2021

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	* BREEAM.		* BREEAM.
	* BREEAM, LEED or WELL.		* BREEAM, LEED or WELL.
		+	* Building Back Better: Health.
	* Buildingomics.		* Buildingomics.
	* Building related illness.		* Building related illness.

Editor at 15:27, 29 December 2020

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	* Buildingomics.		* Buildingomics.
	* Building related illness.		* Building related illness.
		+	* Changing attitudes towards the mental wellbeing of early career Architectural Technology professionals.
	* Code for Sustainable Homes.		* Code for Sustainable Homes.
	* Green rating systems.		* Green rating systems.