WELL Sustainability Certification
WELL is administered by the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI), a public benefit corporation whose mission is to improve human health and well-being through the built environment. The WELL Building Standard™ provides the opportunity to design and build with a human centered approach, which ultimately supports the industry in comprehensively addressing human health: employers spend 90 percent of their annual operating costs on people. This means that even a small impact on productivity, engagement and satisfaction in the workplace can have huge returns on investment.
The WELL Building Standard™ can be applied across many real estate sectors, and the current WELL v2 is optimized for commercial and institutional office buildings. WELL is further organized into Project Typologies which take into account the specific set of considerations that are unique to a particular building type or phase of construction.
WELL Features are categorized as either Preconditions—necessary for baseline WELL Certification, or Optimizations—optional enhancements, which together determine the level of certification above baseline certification. The weighted scores are combined and the final score is translated into a rating of Silver , Gold or Platinum level certification.
WELL measures attributes of buildings that impact occupant ealth, the certification system is holistic, therefore, divided into specific thematic areas which constituted by “Features” measuring, monitoring and then certifying building’s performances,
This protocol, it is a compendium of all the principles of the so-called “well-being” organizational1 “which all companies should strive for and whose absence has complained in Europe on average of 6 out of 10 workers2. WELL Certification in UAE Saudi GCC, WELL Certified Consultants in UAE, WELL Certification in Dubai, WELL Certification in Abu Dhabi, WELL Certification in Qatar, WELL Certification in Doha, WELL Certification for Hospitals, WELL Certification for Saudi, WELL Certification in Riyadh, WELL Certification for Schools
- Organizational Wellbeing: the company’s ability to maintain the physical, psychological and social health of workers at the highest levels.
- Source: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (Eu Osha)™
People who work in WELL Certified environments have expressed the positive impacts their WELL offices have on productivity and performance. In the first office to be WELL Certified™ Pilot Program, employees responded with the following survey feedback:
- 94% said that the new space has a positive impact on their business performance
- 93% said that they are able to more easily collaborate with others
- 100% said that clients are interested in their new way of working
- 92% said the new space has created a positive effect on their health and well-being
- 83% feel more productive
WHAT IS WELL?
Principles
- WELL v2 is founded on the following principles:
Equitable
Provides the greatest benefit to the largest number of people, inclusive of all demographic and economic groups and with special consideration to less advantaged or vulnerable populations.
Global
Proposes interventions that are feasible, achievable and relevant across many applications throughout the world. WELL v2 offers regionally appropriate pathways for meeting health intents based on where projects are located.
Evidence-based
Promotes strong, validated research leading to conclusions that can reasonably be accepted by the scientific community.
Technically robust
Draws upon industry best practices and proven strategies, offering consistency in findings across the relevant field or discipline.
Customer focused
Defines program requirements through a dynamic development process, with multiple opportunities for stakeholder engagement, and by tapping the expertise of established leaders in science, health, business, design and operations.
Resilient
Responds to advances in scientific knowledge and technology, continuously adapting and integrating new findings in the field.
