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Who we are
The International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) is leading the global movement to transform our buildings and communities in ways that help people thrive.
IWBI delivers the cutting-edge WELL Building Standard™, the leading global rating system and the first to be focused exclusively on the ways that buildings, and everything in them, can improve our comfort, drive better choices, and generally enhance, not compromise, our health and wellness.
The WELL v2™ pilot is a recently launched version of its popular WELL Building Standard, and the WELL Community Standard™ pilot is a district scale rating system that sets a new global benchmark for healthy communities.
IWBI convenes and mobilizes the global wellness real estate community through management of the WELL AP™ credential, the pursuit of applicable research, the development of educational resources, and advocacy for policies that promote health and wellness everywhere.
What we do
Launched in October 2014 after six years of research and development, the WELL Building Standard is the premier standard for buildings, interior spaces and communities seeking to implement, validate and measure features that support and advance human health and wellness.
WELL was developed by integrating scientific and medical research and literature on environmental health, behavioral factors, health outcomes and demographic risk factors that affect health with leading practices in building design, construction and management.
The WELL Building Standard underwent a comprehensive expert peer review process, which included three phases - scientific, practitioner and medical review.
WELL Certification and the WELL AP credentialing program are third-party administered through IWBI’s collaboration with Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI).
What are the WELL v1 Standards?
The WELL Building Standard v1 focuses on seven categories of building performance: Air, Water, Nourishment, Light, Fitness, Comfort and Mind. WELL is grounded in evidence-based research that demonstrates the connection between the buildings where people spend approximately 90 percent of their time and those buildings’ health and wellness impacts on those who use them.
The WELL Community Standard™ v1 is a district-scale rating system that takes into account the interconnectivity between buildings and their surroundings and the overall impact on human health. The WELL Building Standard v1 and WELL Community Standard v1 are administered by IWBI and third-party certified by GBCI.
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Contact Us
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International WELL Building Institute
220 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Media Inquires
Please direct global WELL media inquiries to media@wellcertified.com or your local contact:
Jamie Matos: North America
Yan Tai: Asia
Kristen Coco: Europe, Australia
Speaker Requests
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Frequently Asked Questions
For a list of frequently asked questions visit our WELL v1 FAQ section or WELL v2 FAQ section
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