WELL v1
The value of WELL
WELL pricing is designed to ensure you receive a comprehensive and robust package of support services throughout the WELL Certification process.
What's included
Increase the value of your project and enhance the experience of your building's occupants.
Registration
Upon registration, project teams gain access to WELL Online, a comprehensive WELL Certification platform, and support from IWBI’s WELL coaching team at no extra cost to help you create and implement WELL program solutions tailored to your project needs and the level of certification you are pursuing. This supports our “all projects in” approach to WELL Certification.
WELL coaching support
Once you’re on the path to WELL Certification, from beginning to end, your project team and service providers have access to our WELL coaching support to help guide you through elements of the WELL process, including feature interpretation and AAP submissions.
Documentation review
Comprehensive review round where professionals verify building design components and provide feedback and assistance in ensuring a successful process. Expedited options are available.
Performance verification, on-site evaluation & testing
Once your project is ready for performance verification, an on-site evaluation and testing is conducted by a Performance Testing Organization that specializes in testing for WELL buildings. A visual inspection of the minimum required features is conducted. Technical measuring of air, water, lighting, acoustics, thermal and other additional elements are gathered and sent to approved laboratories for review. Please refer to the Performance Verification Guidebook for a detailed summary of services performed. Performance verification, on-site evaluation & testing is not included for the WELL Community Standard. Please contact wellcommunity@wellcertified.com for any questions related to the WELL Community Standard.
Certification
Upon achieving WELL Certification, projects receive an in-depth score report, and their certification status is updated on the WELL project directory.
Comprehensive marketing and public relations support
Certified projects are connected to IWBI’s marketing and public relations teams for comprehensive promotional opportunities exclusively available to WELL Certified projects. IWBI provides a tool kit including information on WELL plaques, certificates, logos and imagery, project directory listings, opportunities for IWBI-developed project case studies, and more.
Registration fees
Registration fee is paid at the time of project registration in WELL Online, and range from $1,500 to $10,000 depending on the project type and size.
| Project size | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Type | 50,000 sq ft or less | Above 50k and up to 500,000 sq ft |
Exceeding 500,000 sq ft |
| New and Existing Buildings | $2,500 | $6,500 | $10,000 |
| New and Existing Interiors | $1,800 | $5,500 | $9,000 |
| New and Existing Interiors in Core and Shell Building | $1,800 | $5,500 | $9,000 |
| Core and Shell | $1,500 | $4,000 | $6,500 |
| Pilots | $1,800 | $5,500 | $9,000 |
| Communities | $20,000 flat offered price | ||
WELL Certification program and support
Please refer to our calculator for a pricing quote for your project, which includes:
- WELL coaching support
- Documentation review
- On-site evaluation & testing
- Performance verification* & certification
- Comprehensive marketing & public relations support
*Performance verification is not included for the WELL Community Standard. Please contact wellcommunity@wellcertified.com for any questions.
We encourage you to leverage our new easy-to-use pricing calculator, create an estimate, register your project with WELL Online and get WELL Certified™!
WELL Certification Program and Support
Listed fees without Early Adopter discount.
| Project size | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Type | 50,000 sq ft or less | Above 50k and up to 500,000 sq ft | Exceeding 500,000 sq ft incrementally applied for sq ft above 500,000 sq ft. |
| New and Existing Buildings | $22,500 | $0.58/sq ft | $0.48/sq ft |
| New and Existing Interiors | $20,000 | $0.51/sq ft | $0.42/sq ft |
| New and Existing Interiors in Core and Shell Building | $17,500 | $0.41/sq ft | $0.32/sq ft |
| Core and Shell | $13,000 | $0.22/sq ft | $0.18/sq ft |
| Pilots | $20,000 | $0.51/sq ft | $0.42/sq ft |
Precertification fees
This is an optional review pathway available to all project types for a fee. The Precertification review is focused on the intended design, construction, and operational strategies for the project. WELL Precertification allows project owners to demonstrate health and wellness in the built environment, market the proposed wellness features of a project to potential tenants looking to occupy the WELL-certified space, and determine which features the project is likely to achieve during the full WELL certification review.
Pricing for WELL Precertification is a flat rate as follows:
| Project Type | List Price | Early Adopter Discount | Offered price |
|---|---|---|---|
| All project types | $15,000 | 33.33% | $10,000 |
- Precertification fees are due at the time that the Precertification application is submitted for review in WELL Online
- Pricing is only valid for projects that register on WELL Online and submit all required and complete accompanying documentation for review within two years of the date on which the project was registered.
Recertification fees
All fees pertaining to any recertification of an existing WELL Certified project will be calculated on the dates on which they are incurred and invoiced as they are incurred.
| Project size | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Project Type | 50,000 sq ft or less | Above 50k and up to 500,000 sq ft | Exceeding 500,000 sq ft incrementally applied for sq ft above 500,000 sq ft. |
| New and Existing Buildings | $6,525 | $0.17/sq ft | $0.14/sq ft |
| New and Existing Interiors | $5,800 | $0.15/sq ft | $0.12/sq ft |
| Core & Shell | $3,770 | $0.07/sq ft | $0.05/sq ft |
| New and Existing Interiors in Core and Shell Building | $5,075 | $0.13/sq ft | $0.09/sq ft |
| Pilots | $5,800 | $0.15/sq ft | $0.12/sq ft |
All fees are subject to change and are calculated on the dates on which they are incurred, provided, however that to the extent a project submits its application, including all required and complete accompanying documentation, for review on or before the second year anniversary of the date on which the project was registered, the certification and performance verification fees applicable to that project will be those in effect as of the project registration date. To the extent a project submits its application and accompanying documentation after the second year anniversary of the project registration date, that project will be responsible for all fee increases, if any, and will be charged the then-current fees as they are incurred.
In addition to the fees, IWBI will collect applicable sales or use taxes, if any, as required by law. The fees set forth above do not include fees for optional services, such as the review of requests for alternative compliance paths or innovation features, the review and approval of curative action plans, or the undertaking of appeals.
For any questions regarding WELL fees, please contact pricing@wellcertified.com
Expedited fees
Expedited reviews are available for an additional fee on a case-by-case basis.
If you would like to request an expedited review, please contact GBCI at well@gbci.org 10 business days in advance of when you would like to submit for the review, providing the project number, expected date of submission and confirming that the project team agrees to the additional fees. It'll allow us to determine whether there's a review team available with the capacity to accommodate your project on an expedited timeline. Associated fees and timelines for each phase of review are listed below.
Review Phase
Fees
Turnaround Time & Rules
Precertification
$5,000
10-12 business days; must be requested a minimum of 10 days before submission
Documentation Review
$5,000
10-12 business days, must be requested a minimum of 10 days before submission
Performance Review (WELL v2 only)
$5,000
10-12 business days; must be requested a minimum of 10 days before submission
Expedited scheduling and performance testing with an approved Performance Testing Organization
$10,000
If final documentation review is complete, expedited PV will be scheduled within 3 weeks of the date of the initial request. If the project has submitted for final doc review, however the review is not complete, expedited performance testing can be scheduled to occur within 2 weeks of anticipated return of doc review. If clarifications arise during the final review, it may result in the performance testing needing to be rescheduled at a later date. All reviews (documentation, AAP, EP, etc. must be complete before performance testing begins). Performance testing may not be scheduled prior to the project submitting for final documentation review.
Expedited curative action review
$500
Expedited AAP review
$500
Expedited EP review
$500
We are transforming health and well-being with our people first approach to buildings, organizations and communities.
International WELL Building Institute, IWBI, the WELL Building Standard, WELL v2, WELL Certified, WELL AP, WELL Portfolio, WELL Portfolio Score, The WELL Conference, We Are WELL, the WELL Community Standard, WELL Health-Safety Rating, WELL Health-Safety Rated, WELL Workforce, WELL and others, and their related logos are trademarks or certification marks of International WELL Building Institute pbc in the United States and other countries.
