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

CRYPTO.COM Arena Achieves WELL Health-Safety Rating
Crypto.com Arena, one of the most iconic sports and music venues in the world, and the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced today that the Los Angeles-based arena has earned the prestigious WELL Health-Safety Rating.

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Water Street Tampa Becomes First WELL Certified Community in North America
Awarded by IWBI, the certification celebrates Water Street Tampa’s successful, strategic integration of design and policy decisions that promote health and well-being across all aspects of the neighborhood.

Research, Reports & Publications

New Research Showcases Major Benefits of WELL Certification
A study published this month in Building & Environment found organizations that achieved WELL Certification experienced higher-performing workplaces than their non-certified peers, underscoring the importance of prioritizing employee health and well-being in buildings.

Green Infrastructure

Cadence Sets New Precedent As First Affordable Housing Development To Achieve Green Communities Plus and WELL Certification
This summer, Cadence, an affordable senior living development located in Fort Collins, Colorado and comprising 55 senior living apartments, achieved a new first in the country — attaining Green Communities Plus and WELL Certification.

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IWBI’s Dr. Whitney Austin Gray Inducted to ASID College of Fellows, the Society’s Highest Honor
IWBI is proud to announce that Whitney Austin Gray, Senior Vice President of Research, has been inducted into the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) College of Fellows, the Society’s highest honor bestowed on less than one percent of the ASID membership.

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Oklahoma City Advances Healthier Buildings for Residents and Employees by Achieving WELL Health-Safety Rating Across Portfolio of Buildings
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) announced today that Oklahoma City has become the first city in Oklahoma, and third in the country, to earn the WELL Health-Safety Rating for Facility Operations and Management across a portfolio of five municipal buildings.

Health & Healthcare

Preventative Health Hub Coming to Jacksonville
Thanks to efforts by prominent Black social impact developers Pastor Clinton Bush and his brother, Anthony B. Miles, the Preventative Health Hub® concept is coming to Jacksonville’s downtown and urban core.

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One of the World’s Tallest Buildings, Iconic Taipei 101 Achieves WELL Core Certification at Platinum Level With Top Scores
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and Taipei Financial Center Corporation, announced that the globally-recognized landmark superstructure has achieved WELL Core Certification at the Platinum level, the highest tier of WELL achievement for prioritizing human health.

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Nucleus Office Parks Joins the WELL at Scale Commitment and Becomes the Largest Real Estate Portfolio Globally To Achieve the WELL Performance Rating
Nucleus Office Parks, the operating platform for Blackstone Real Estate’s wholly owned offices in India, announced today its commitment to the WELL at Scale Initiative and received the prestigious WELL Performance Rating at 15 of its properties

Innovation & Technology

What Makes a Symphony? Depends on Who’s Listening.
July 18 marks the birth of R. Murray Schafer, a Canadian composer and founder of the movement of acoustic ecology, which focuses on how humans interact with and respond to the sounds in their environment.
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