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What is and why WELL |
To deliver more thoughtful and intentional spaces that enhance human health and well being. Aims to advance human health through design interventions and operational protocols and policies and foster a culture of health and wellness |
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What does IWBI stand for |
International Well Building Institute |
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What are the FOUR tenants of WELL |
Evidence Based: each feature is underscored by available evidence; peer reviewed literature, academic research, leading design standards, laws, codes and best practices Verifiable: 3rd party verified by GBCI through documentation and/or performance testing Implementable: tested through WELL v1 and/or v2 pilot demonstrating Presented for outside input: IWBI gathered feedback from a diverse community of practitioners, subject matter experts, users and other 3rd party |
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What does GBCI stand for |
Green Business Certification Inc. |
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What are the SIX principles of WELL |
Equitable: aims to benefits a variety of people Global: proposes interventions that are feasible, achievable and relevant across many applications throughout the world Evidence Based: draws upon a diverse body of research Technically Robust: defines industry best practices and validates Customer Focused: sponsers success of WELL users through dedicated coaching services, dynamic resources, and an intuitive platform Resilient: keeps pace with advances in research, technology, society |
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What are the TEN concepts |
Air Water Nourishment Light Movement Thermal comfort Sound Materials Mind Community |
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Each concept consists of features with distinct health intents. What are the TWO types of features? Describe both. |
Universal Preconditions Preconditions define the fundamental components of a WELL Certified space and serve as the foundation of a healthy building. All preconditions, including all parts within them, are mandatory for certification
Flexible Optimizations with Meaningful Weightings Optimizations are optional pathways for projects to meet certification requirements. They are weighed are varying point values. |
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What is Performance Verification |
Project on-site assessments and testing of building performance. On-site measurements are taken for various air and water quality parameters, as well as sound and light levels. Takes 1-3 days |
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What are the TWO ownership types for projects |
Owner occupied The project is mainly occupied by project owner WELL Core Project owner occupies a small portion of the project area and rents/leases most of the space to one+ tenants |
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What is an OWNER OCCUPIED project |
O-O projects are owned or leased by project owner and regular occupants (ie employees). They are awarded certification at Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum level Interiors represent a particular case of O-O projects, where project owner rents/leases space within a larger building (less than half size of base building). Interiors projects can get points for existing amenities, and may be required to collaborate with building owner or landlord to meet feature requirements that apply to building systems (ie HVAC, items out of project owners control) |
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What is a WELL Core project? |
Distinct pathway for core and shell buildings (aka base building) seeking to implement fundamental features to benefit tenants. Any building type can apply for WELL Core, provided that at least 75% of project area is occupied by 1+ tenants and/or serves as common area in building accessible to all tenants. |
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For WELL Core buildings what are the SIX applicability designations? |
Whole Building: includes ALL areas within project boundary. Some features indicate that projects can achieve feature by providing a tenant budget (items that need to be documented and proved, and then supplied to and used by future tenants) Extent of Developer Buildout: includes all non-leased and all construction within leased space for which project team is responsible Leased Spaces: all areas that are leased to or owned by tenants (occupied or empty) Building Management Staff: individuals responsible for maintaining and operating building (30+ hours/month) Direct Staff: staff under direct employment of project owner. |
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How much floor area is needed for Performance Testing Scope |
Minimum 2.5% of building floor area. Must include all common areas and spaces directly under control of building management team. If common spaces is less than 2.5%, project must supplement with tenant spaces to reach threshold. |
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How can a Multi-family Residential Project pursue WELL Certification |
They utilize the WELL Certification pathways (not WELL Core). At least 5 dwelling units must have common structural elements. |
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How can a Multi-family project achieve Gold or Platinum Certification |
Project must have testing within a sample of dwelling units. (Bronze and Silver only require performance testing of common areas) |
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How does the scoring work (for all levels) |
Projects must achieve all preconditions and a certain number of points to achieve the different levels. Projects may pursue no more than 12 points/concept and no more than 100 points total across the 10 concepts Projects can also pursue an additional 10 points in the Innovation concept |
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How many additional points need to be achieved to get the varying levels of WELL Certification |
Bronze 40 Silver 50 Gold 60 Platinum 80 |
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How is the Project Boundary defined |
Borders of the project and scope. Must be clearly defined and consistently applied across all features. Exterior space can be included for features but not counted when determining project area at registration |
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What are Project Boundary Allowances |
Some features enable a space within a certain distance of the project boundary (but not within or a part of the boundary) to be used towards feature requirements (ie. Designated eating spaces within 200m walk distance) |
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What are Space Types |
Refers to spaces within a project ie: schools have classrooms, offices, commercial kitchen etc. Some features are specific to all spaces and some define what spaces to include or exclude |
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What are Space Type Occupancies and name them |
Spaces that are defined based on their level of occupancy. Regularly Occupied Space: area that is occupied for at least an hour or cumulatively at least 2 hours (ie offices, conference rooms, classrooms etc) Occupiable Space: area that can be occupied for any task or activity, but excluded rarely occupied spaces (service spaces) |
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In Space Types, what are Zones used for |
When a room is larger than 930m² (10,000 ft²), it can be divided into zones (min 325m²/3,500ft² each) and can be evaluated for occupancy independently. |
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What are the FIVE occupant types |
Occupant: individual within project boundary Regular Occupant individual that spends at least 30hr/month (ie employee, resident, student) Visitor occupant who is not regular occupant (shopper, hotel guest) Employee individual who works for project owner within project boundary Eligible Employee employee identified as qualifying for benefits |
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What does the AIR concept strive for |
Aims to achieve high levels of indoor air quality across a buildings lifetime through diverse strategies |
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How much time do people spend in enclosed spaces |
90% |
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What are some minor symptoms of air pollutant exposure |
Headaches, dry throat, eye irritation, runny nose |
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What are some severe symptoms of air pollutant exposure |
Asthma attacks, infection and carbon monoxide poisoning |
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What are the most common indoor air contaminants |
Combustion sources: candles tobacco products, stoves, furnaces, and fireplaces |
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What does VOC and SVOC stand for |
Volatile organic compounds Semi-volatile organic compounds |
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In recent global burden of disease study, household air pollution ranked which place as most important cause of ill health for the world's population |
10th |
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What is the INTENT of the A01 Air Quality feature |
Provide a basic lev of indoor air quality that contributes to the health and well-being of building users |
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What does PM stand for when talking about Air Quality |
Particulate Matter |
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What is the difference between PM10 and PM2.5 |
Both are inhalable particles PM10 has particulates generally larger than 10ug (dust, pollen, mold) visible to naked eye PM2.5 is fine and not visible |
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What are the first and second causes of lung cancer |
1. Tobacco 2. Radon exposure |
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What is Carbon Monoxide |
A colourless, odourless and high poisonous gas formed by incomplete combustion that replaces oxygen in hemoglobin, limiting the bloods ability to deliver oxygen. It can lead to death |
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What is Radon |
A colourless, odourless radioactive element in the noble gas group. Radon is produced by the radioactive decay of radium and occurs in minute amounts in soil, rocks and the air near the ground |
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What is Nitrogen Dioxide |
A product of combustion mainly found near the combustion source (wood fires, traffic etc) |
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What are VOCs |
Organic (carbon and hydrogen containing) materials that evaporate and diffuse easily at ambient temperatures. |
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What is Displacement Ventilation |
An air distribution mechanism where conditioned outdoor air enters from air supply diffusers near floor level at a low velocity and exits above the occupied zone (normally ceiling height) |
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What is MERV |
Minimum Efficiency Reporting Values Value assigned to air filters to describe the amount of particles of different sizes removed when operating. Higher values mean higher amount of particles removed |
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What is a High Volume printer/copier |
Printers or copiers that produce 10,000+ pages/week |
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What are the types of indoor air contaminants |
Particulate Matter Organic gases Inorganic gases Radon |
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What are potential sources for indoor air contaminants |
Tobacco (second, third hand smoke) Mold Radon Carbon monoxide |
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What is the INTENT of A02 Smoke-Free Environment |
To deter smoking, and minimize occupant exposure to secondhand smoke and reduce smoke pollution |
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What is Sick Building Syndrome |
Term used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to the time spent in a building (headache, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, cough, sneezing etc) |
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A US based study reported that sick leave attributable to insufficient provision of fresh air in buildings is estimated at what percentage |
35% |
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In mechanically ventilated space, which guidelines need to be met |
ASHRAE 62.1-2010 ASHRAE 62.2-2016 EN 16798-1 (category IV buildings) AS 1668.2-2012 CIBSE Guide A |
Note: ventilation system needs to meet one or more of the guidelines, not all of them |
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In a NATURALLY ventilated space, what guidelines need to be met |
Any reference to natural ventilation in the guidelines as noted in mechanically ventilated spaces |
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What is the INTENT of A04 Construction Pollution Management |
Minimize the introduction of construction-related pollutants into indoor air during construction. |
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How can ducts be maintained during construction (A04) |
1. Ducts are sealed and protected from possible contamination during construction 2. Ducts are cleaned prior to installing registers, grills and diffusers |
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What requirements do filters need to meet if a permanently installed ventilation system is operating during construction |
1. Media filters with a PM10 removal rating of at least 70% (ex MERV 8) are used to filter return air 2. All filters are replaced prior to occupancy |
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What are the dust and moisture management procedures (A04) |
1. Carpets, ACT, fabric wall coverings, furniture, insulation and other absorptive materials are stored separately in a designated area protected from moisture damage 2. All active areas of work are isolated from other spaces by sealed doorways or windows or through use of temporary barriers 3. Walk off mats are used at doorways to reduce transfer of dirt and pollutants 4. Saws and similar tools use dust guards or collectors to capture generated dust |
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