WELL standards & programs

WELL v2

WELL v2 is the latest version of WELL Building Standard and is designed to cover all project types and sectors.

There are 10 concepts in WELL v2, each with distinct health intents:

WELL v2 projects fall into one of two main groups:

• Owner-occupied: The project is mainly occupied by the project owner (which may be different to the building owner).

• WELL Core (base buildings): The project owner occupies a small portion of the project area and rents/leases most of the space to one or more tenants.

AIR WATER NOURISHMENT LIGHT MOVEMENT

THERMAL COMFORT SOUND MATERIALS MIND COMMUNITY

WELL HEALTH-SAFETY RATING

A stand-alone rating that includes a subset of WELL Building Standard features – specifically 22 strategies focused on operational policies, maintenance protocols, emergency plans and stakeholder engagement.

WELL FOR PORTFOLIOS AND ORGANISATIONS

Application of WELL strategies can be applied at portfolio or enterprise levels. This is designed to help organisations scale impact and can be applied across a portfolio of properties, and may or may not include pursuit of WELL Certification and/or WELL Health-Safety Rating across an organisation’s real estate portfolio.

COOKFOX Architects, New York office