WELL building standards and WELL consultants - all you need to know
The WELL standard in the building industry has completely changed the rulebook of human-centric building certification, going further than both LEED and sustainability quests to promote healthy buildings and architecture. As a result, WELL standard paired with these contemporary assessments, dig deep into human health aspects and their wellbeing as tenants in a building.
A lot of factors can largely affect human health, happiness and productivity within the building walls, especially since multiple pieces of research have shown an increased amount of time spent indoors, especially in urban areas.
Staying semi-immobile for eight hours or more, inhaling poor quality air, stressing over work, combined with improper food choices and bad posture etc. make a built environment that shapes and influences our lives in the long run.
The WELL building standard is a useful tool for making and improving the health and wellbeing of the tenants inside the buildings. And how does it work?
What is a WELL building standard
For those willing to get started with the WELL concept, the first thing to know is that you need to focus on things that directly and indirectly affect human behaviour and health. We can say that the WELL building certification concept is a holistic approach to health in the built environment, acting through architecture, design and later - maintenance of the building.
The WELL Building Standard is a system based on measurements and monitorings of air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind performances in a built-in environment.
WELL Building Standard enables teams to classify intentions and benefits of each WELL standard feature and develop comprehensive strategies to improve and protect different sets of body systems, such as cardiovascular, immune, digestive, endocrine, respiratory, muscular and all the others.
Clean water supplies for every tenant
The WELL building standard promotes clean and safe water consumption, through the implementation of filtration techniques and testings. In his way, our building occupants and employees are protected from accidentally drinking dangerous materials non-visible to the eye.
Proper nourishment to concur diseases
Wrong eating habits combined with stress are resulting in a great percentage of overweight or obese people, especially within the younger population. Poor nutrition is also one of the primary contributors to all of the chronic diseases. The WELL building standard prescribes fresh and wholesome food, limiting the highly-processed ingredients.
Lighting as a way to connect with nature
Accessibility of natural light can add to better productivity, and it has been proven in multiple pieces of research. Bad and misconducted ventilation and lighting makes a big impact on the body’s circadian rhythm, leading to, once mentioned chronicle diseases.
Air purifiers and filtration
A great percentage of premature deaths all around the world are caused by air pollution! The confrontation of pollutants can be two or even five times bigger on the inside than on the outside, which makes WELL certified projects more than ever needed to establish building requirements and filtration systems that minimize sources of indoor pollution.
A WELL building standard provides illumination guidelines to minimize the disruption of the body’s circadian system, enhancing productivity and supporting good sleeping quality.
Fitness options in an everyday life
Individuals who are insufficiently active have a higher risk of mortality compared to those who meet the health care organisation advises. A WELL standard promotes the integration of physical activity in everyday life by supporting the building and office owners to incorporate gyms - for an active lifestyle of their employees and tenants.
Factors that are of great comfort to people
Designing ergonomically safe and comforting surroundings can be of great help in the prevention of many physical stresses and disorders. A WELL consultant considers thermal, ergonomic, acoustic and olfactory options to comfort and optimize indoor working and living quality.
A mind that sees a better tomorrow
Environmental characteristics have direct impacts on mental health and well-being. Crowd, noise, poor lighting or humid and starchy odours can be the cause of febrile mental, neurological disorders leading to depression and different disabilities worldwide.
By implementing the WELL standard in building, you can optimize cognitive and emotional health through design layout, technology picking and healing, treatment strategies.
WELL certificate and WELL accredited professionals
A WELL consultant is a professional of significant knowledge in human health and wellness environment, with multiple participates in the WELL building. A WELL consultant can certify building with a WELL certificate. The WELL exam assesses abilities at three cognitive levels: Recall, Application and Analysis.
A WELL certificate proves that your wellbeing consultant has abilities to recall factual information, identify a solution for a given problem or a scenario and analyze the relationship or interaction between multiple elements of the rating system.
Any type of facility except single-family homes can pursue the WELL certification for health safety, including offices, hotels, grocery stores, warehouses, theatres, gyms, restaurants and schools, among others.
Be part of the WELL community with Biofilico
A WELL certificate is a credential that demonstrates professional mastery of the human and architectural health approach and ability to utilize materials and contribute to a better understanding of the WELL system strategies.
Biofilico provides a WELL consultant with thorough knowledge and rich experience in WELL certified projects and well building. Do you consider yourself a leader in your industry? Then it’s time to take another step forward.
By contracting Biofilico as a WELL consultant or becoming one yourself, you are aiming for the long term health of your building and your employees, ensuring maximum performance and high-quality human experience in every niche.
Contact us to discuss WELL certification for your green building, office or gym. Biofilico combines several building certifications, creating new-age real estate developments and interior design that suits your tenants equally as it suits the natural environment.