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Please direct global WELL media inquiries to media@wellcertified.com

LATEST NEWS
Download the Build WELL app to stay up to date on the latest news and resources.

Frequently Asked Questions
For a list of frequently asked questions visit our WELL v2 FAQ section.

IN THE NEWS

See what people are saying about the WELL movement


IWBI and The Instant Group Launch WELL Coworking Rating to Promote Healthy Workspaces



How Citi's HQ Redesign Achieved LEED and WELL Platinum Certifications





Clearing the Air: Insights from the Inaugural IWBI Healthy Building Policy Summit (Part 1)




Exploring Your Health: Curing Our Classrooms







The Push for Cleaner Indoor Air Continues in the Post-COVID Era






Managing Workplace and Financial Stress | Breaking the Stigma





What to know about real estate wellness—the fastest-growing market in the $5.6 trillion global wellness industry



Crain's Honors the Women Who Shape New York








New $2.6M Miami House Earns First WELL Award in the World








Neurodiversity and Design Roundtable: Incorporating Sensory Wellbeing Into WELL Building Standard



Buildings: The Unsung Hero of Public Health







Post-COVID, Building 'Health' Matters, Too








The Quest for the Smoke-Proof Building







How Office Environments Influence Productivity and Well-being




13 initiatives that are making our workplaces better







Measuring Diversity? ESG, DEI Push Has Companies Seeking Benchmarks



A More Efficient Process for Achieving both LEED and WELL





This School Is a Model for Wellness and Student Learning. See Why





How WELL Certification Boosts Facility Safety, Morale





Real Estate Pride Council Launch Charts New Opportunities for LGBTQ in CRE




Indoor air pollution: Why our homes and offices need a health check






Commercial Real Estate Still Lacks Diversity, But a New Equity Rating May Accelerate Inclusion




Empire State Realty Trust is the first portfolio in the US to achieve WELL Health-Safety




WELL Health-Safety Rating Supports Hotel & Resort Leaders in Getting Back to Business




How to design workplace programs for mental health, according to one chief medical officer



New Rating For Companies' Equity Efforts Seeks To Offer Road Map For Inclusion





How healthy is your home?









Healthy, green and attractive – LEED and WELL play doubles







WELL Certification Brings Multiple, Powerful Worker Benefits





New offices bring the ‘well’ effect for staff of innovative law firm - Luke Richards




CBRE achieves top work environment certification







Improved Air Quality is Becoming a Must-Have Feature in Commercial Real Estate



How WELL Certification Boosts Facility Safety, Morale





Real Estate Pride Council Launch Charts New Opportunities for LGBTQ in CRE




Meet the 2022 Notable LGBTQ Leaders






Pandemic elevates wellness on senior living’s priority list






Empire State Realty Trust is the first portfolio in the US to achieve WELL Health-Safety




Health And Safety Ratings Spread Far And Wide, Easing Fears Among Tenants About Returning To Work




WELL Health-Safety Rating Supports Hotel & Resort Leaders in Getting Back to Business




WELL Health-Safety Rating supports hotel & resort leaders in getting back to business




Sustaining Sustainability: The Economics of Decarbonization







Yankee Stadium Sets Standard for Sports Stadiums with WELL Health-Safety





A New Standard Helps Create Confidence That It’s Safe to Return






Yankees take steps amid coronavirus pandemic to be 'appropriately prepared' to host fans



Meet our leadership team

Discover the IWBI's leadership team driving our mission and values.

The mission for people-first places

We are the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and we know that the spaces around us can make everyone, everywhere, healthier, happier and more productive.

As the leading global convener of health in buildings, communities and shared spaces everywhere, we're driving the movement to create places that put people first.

The mission for people-first places

We are the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and we know that the spaces around us can make everyone, everywhere, healthier, happier and more productive.

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).

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