I am proud and excited to share the news of my passing of the WELL AP accreditation exam. I am now a WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP), and can work on getting projects WELL Certified by complying with the WELL Building Standard (“WELL”), created by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).
What does all that mean?
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is leading the movement to promote health and wellness in buildings and communities everywhere. It delivers the cutting-edge WELL Building Standard (“WELL”), and a professional suite of tools to empower our global community of leaders to match their convictions with their careers.
The WELL Building Standard (“WELL”) 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. It is a performance-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring features of buildings and communities around the globe that impact the health and wellness of people. The WELL v2 pilot, the second iteration of the WELL Building Standard, focuses on 10 categories of building performance:
Air
Water
Nourishment
Light
Movement
Thermal Comfort
Sound
Materials
Mind
Community
It 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™ pilot takes into account the interconnectivity between buildings and their surroundings and the overall impact on human health. The WELL Building Standard and the WELL Community Standard are administered by the International WELL Building Institute and third-party certified by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI).
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