IWBI | WELL Building Standard

Our built environment can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively influence our health through the quality of our surroundings. The WELL Building Standard™ (WELL) is the first building standard to focus on enhancing people’s health and well-being through the built environment.  

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Awards, Ratings & Rankings

SFO's Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Becomes the First Airport Terminal in the World to Achieve Full WELL Certification
Platinum level achievement recognizes Boarding Area B facility for enhancing human health and well-being.

Research, Reports & Publications

Groundbreaking Study Finds WELL Certification Boosts Occupant Satisfaction and Perceived Health, Well-being and Productivity
A new study in the Journal of Building and Environment found that WELL Certification drives significant benefits across occupant satisfaction, perceived health, well-being and productivity.

Green Infrastructure

IWBI Signature Interview Series: Health Leadership at Eden Park
IWBI sat down with Nick Sautner, Chief Executive Officer of Eden Park, to learn more about the stadium’s journey in achieving the WELL Health-Safety Rating—and what it means for fans.

Health & Healthcare

WELL Hits New Milestone, Tops 4 Billion Square Feet of Space
The International WELL Building Institute announced today that it has eclipsed 4 billion square-feet of spaces using WELL, a fourfold increase in the past 18 months.

Green Infrastructure

First in the World: Irish-Owned Ethos Engineering Earns Well Performance Rating for Dublin HQ “Living Lab”
Ethos announced it is the first business in the world to achieve the WELL Performance Rating through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).

Green Infrastructure

WELL for ALL - Snapshots of Rapidly Expanding Space Types of WELL Adoption
Over the last few months, we’ve seen increased WELL adoption across organizations and industries that may surprise you.

Health & Healthcare

Miami Becomes First City in the Nation To Achieve the WELL Health-Safety Rating Across Municipal Building Portfolio
The City of Miami, ranked recently as America’s healthiest city, and the International WELL Building Institute announced that Miami has become the first city in the country to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating.

Health & Healthcare

Royal Albert Hall Becomes First Historic Building in Europe to Gain WELL Health-safety Rating
The Royal Albert Hall announced that it has earned the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management through the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI).

Green Infrastructure

Launch of WELL Performance Rating Signals Future of Smart, Healthy Buildings
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced the launch of the WELL Performance Rating, a new rating that recognizes building owners and operators

Health & Healthcare

The IWBI Special Report Chapter Series: “Reimagining the Policy Framework”
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed a glaring omission in the sustainable building policy framework. While there are three pillars of sustainability—planetary, economic and human health—for years, policy has been designed as if there were only two.
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