IWBI Recognizes Outstanding Leaders in Asia for Advancing Health and Wellness in Buildings and Communities

SHANGHAI, October 23, 2019 /3BL Media/-- The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) today announced a group of Asia-based leaders who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in advancing health and well-being for people through WELL projects. Thirty-nine people, including those selected from the community of WELL Accredited Professionals (WELL AP) and WELL Faculty members, are honored during an IWBI Asia awards celebration taking place during Greenbuild China this week in Shanghai.

The award ceremony in Shanghai precedes IWBI’s 2019 awards celebration set for November 18 in Atlanta, Ga. during the global version of Greenbuild Conference and Expo.

“IWBI recognizes that WELL is a journey made possible by the commitment and dedication of our community,” said Xue Ya, president of IWBI Asia.  “Thanks to the passion and leadership of our community, we are expanding the global WELL footprint in over 58 countries and moving great progress every day.”

In recognition of those who have gone above and beyond, IWBI has awarded exemplary individuals who played influential roles in advancing WELL around the globe.

To date, there are now over 200 WELL Faculty members and nearly 10,000 WELL APs and those on their journey toward achieving their accreditation. Today, WELL crossed the 456 million square feet threshold for registered and certified projects across 58 countries.

The Asia-based recipients of the IWBI 2019 leadership award have all clearly demonstrated their outstanding contribution to propel the WELL movement forward. IWBI recognizes their leadership in placing people’s health and well-being at the center of decision making, fostering WELL strategies for exciting but challenging projects, identifying innovative solutions, and promoting corporate social responsibility by extending WELL benefits to as many people as their projects can reach.

The 2019 IWBI leadership award winners in Asia are:

Mainland CHINA
Nancy CAI, Shaw
Corrine CHEN, Cushman & Wakefield
HUANG Yi Chun, EMSI
Edwin LEE, Glumac
Fang LI, Shanghai Research Institute Of Building Sciences
Helen LI, Everbright
Yuanguang LI, Atkins

LIANG Shan, Poly
LIU Yuchuan, Sino-Ocean
Lili PAN, Trend
SHAO Wenxi, CABR - SH
Crystal WU, Jones Lang LaSalle
XU Qiao, Daimler
Xianzhao YANG, CR Land
YIN Xiaobo, CRCC
Qiang ZHANG, KKECO
ZHANG Qing, Everbright
ZHANG Ying, Shanghai Research Institute Of Building Sciences

Hong Kong
Benny AU, Swire
Alessandro BISAGNI, BEE
Christine BRUCKNER, M Moser
Raymond LUM, Citysuper
Raymond YAU, Swire

Taiwan
CHIANG Che-Ming, National Cheng Kung University
HO Tzung-Han, GreenJump
Richard LEE, CY Lee

JAPAN
Dionisio FRANCA, Woonerf
Minoru KAWASHIMA, Woonerf
Ryosuke KINOSHITA, Woonerf

Yumiko TAKESAKO, Shimizu
Shigeru URASHIMA, Green Building Japan

THAILAND
Vasuta CHAN, Magnolia Quality Development Corporation

SINGAPORE
LAM Khee Poh, National University Of Singapore
Jason LI, M Moser

KOREA
AN Sang Min, Korea Research Institute of Eco-Environmental Architecture
KIM Sung Wan, Korea Research Institute of Eco-Environmental Architecture
LEE Kyung Hoi, Korea Research Institute of Eco-Environmental Architecture

MALAYSIA

Graeme SMITH, M Moser

About the International WELL Building Institute

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is leading the global movement to transform our buildings and communities in ways that help people thrive. The WELL v2 pilot is the latest 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. WELL is focused exclusively on the ways that buildings and communities, and everything in them, can improve our comfort, drive better choices, and generally enhance, not compromise, our health and wellness. IWBI convenes and mobilizes the wellness 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. More information on WELL can be found here.

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