The WELL Building Standard, first released in 2014, outlines more than 100 best practices, from using paints that release minimal levels of potentially toxic compounds to organizing cafeterias so that they prominently display fruit and vegetables.
With a strong environmental emphasis the «
Well Building Standard», directed at architects and specifiers, wraps this up with other measures including fitness, comfort and nutrition.
«You end up with these kind of urban time bombs, where cities have doubled, tripled, quadrupled in size in 50 years» without
good building standards, said Richard Olson, director of the Extreme Events Institute at Florida International University.
Our bodies are attuned to this Circadian rhythm;
The Well building standard notes that «multiple physiological processes — including those relating to alertness, digestion and sleep — are regulated in part by the variance and interplay of hormones involved in this cycle.»
The new relationship will leverage Shimizu's extensive network of sustainable building services clients to further expand the global reach of the International WELL Building Institute's ™ (IWBI ™)
WELL Building Standard ™ (WELL), which is the world's first building standard focused exclusively on the effects of the built environment on human health and well - being.
Pioneered by Delos,
the WELL Building Standard is the world's first building standard focused exclusively on human health and wellness.
And Delos, as creator of
the WELL Building Standard, developed a comprehensive way to measure and recognize the efforts taken in this area,» said Dave Pogue, Global Director of Corporate Responsibility for CBRE.
Lendlease and Delos first announced their alliance in November 2015, making a commitment to bring human health and wellness innovations to Lendlease markets around the world through adoption of
the WELL Building Standard ™ (WELL).
This new alliance will allow CBRE and Delos to further advance
the WELL Building Standard to CBRE's clients around the world.»
Cannes (March 17, 2016)-- Under the partnership, Arup has pledged to take 100 Arup staff members through the WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) program to help advance
the WELL Building Standard ™.
A new «crosswalk» document aims to support the efficient, simultaneous application of the LEED Rating System credits and
WELL Building Standard.
The WELL AP credential signifies advanced knowledge of health and well - being in the built environment and specialization in
the WELL Building Standard ™ (WELL).
The WELL Building Standard is governed instead by the International WELL Building Institute, a subsidiary of Delos, and registered as a public benefit corporation.
Unless noted otherwise, this document refers to the Living Building Challenge 3.1 and
WELL Building Standard v1.
The new partnership will leverage HOK's worldwide network of designers and clients to further expand the global reach of
the WELL Building Standard ™ (WELL ™).
«HOK is recognized globally as a champion of environmental stewardship through sustainable design, and we are thrilled to partner with them to advance our efforts to achieve broad industry adoption of
the WELL Building Standard,» said Delos Founder and CEO Paul Scialla.
Beginning with
the WELL Building Standard ™ (WELL) and its seven Concepts (air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind), Delos has developed a holistic approach focused on enhanced health and well - being throughout the built environment at the places where we live, work, travel and play.
CCTV America's Michelle Makori spoke with Paul Scialla, founder and CEO of Delos and founder of the International WELL Building Institute, about
the WELL Building Standard and it's importance across China.
As part of the alliance, Structure Tone will professionally accredit 150 employees through the WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP ™) program, a credential signifying advanced knowledge of health and well - being in the built environment and specialization in
the WELL Building Standard ™ (WELL), within the next three years.
(9) Though it's little comfort to the people living in there, these cases are the natural outcome of decades of under - regulation, lack of enforcement and lobbying against
better building standards.
In just two years,
the WELL Building Standard has zoomed from 80 registered projects to more than 600.
IWBI administers
the WELL Building Standard ® (WELL)-- a performance - based system for measuring, certifying, and monitoring features of buildings that impact the health and wellbeing of the people who live, work, and learn in them.
As a WELL AP, you'll gain expertise in
the WELL Building Standard and advance your career in the trillion dollar wellness industry.
«Partnering with IWBI will engage and empower our architect members and more effectively link the built environment with public health and well - being as
the WELL Building Standard ™ is adopted in the marketplace.»
Pioneered by Delos ™,
the WELL Building Standard (WELL) is the first building standard to focus exclusively on the health and wellness of the people in buildings.
Then
the WELL Building Standard for commercial buildings was introduced and it actually looked quite interesting.
That's from the official statement from Delos, a developer touting a new «
WELL Building Standard.»
When
the WELL building standard was introduced I thought it was silly, especially when it launched with a $ 50 million penthouse offering vitamin infused showers.
Back when
the Well Building Standard was launched, I was dubious, particularly of the lighting section and the obsession with circadian lighting.
And new home builders, she thought, would all be adhering to
the better building standards touted by third parties such as U.S. Green Building Council.
Whereas the LEED certification concentrates on the resource efficiency of a building,
the WELL Building Standard ™ aims to improve the health and wellness of the people within the building.
Not exact matches
It's all based on my plan to
build a computerized vehicle valuation platform, as
well as a national network, which quickly became the de facto
standard for the entire insurance industry.
What's going to keep American
Standard, Kohler and Crane from copying your idea and
building it cheaper, faster or
better?
Building a culture of high
standards is
well worth the effort, and there are many benefits.»
Complicating matters is that another
standard from the Open Compute Foundation, backed by Facebook (fb), Google (goog), as
well as LinkedIn parent Microsoft, is about
building larger servers which will not fit into that mold.
Bezos credits Amazon's high
standards with its ability to
build better products and services for customers, as
well as to recruit and retain the
best (since high performers are drawn to high
standards).
You will often see companies
build design briefs based off of industry «
standards», or what they perceive to be
good design by other companies.
By overcoming early obstacles, challenging industry
standards and
building on what they do
well.
This
standard advice is actually a poor way to
build your business that takes time from
better strategies.
Some newer operating systems have
built - in disk encryption tools such as BitLocker, which is
standard with Windows 7 Ultimate and Enterprise, as
well as 8.1 Pro and Enterprise.
Otherwise, there's the
standard micro USB for connecting to a computer and for charging, as
well as a micro SD card slot for expanding on the
built - in 16 gigabytes of storage.
JPMorgan, UBS, and Credit Suisse were all founding members of the Ethereum Enterprise Alliance (EEA), a group looking to develop
best practice
standards for
building on Ethereum.
A
built - in blocker on Chrome could keep ads on websites that adhere to the Google - influenced
standard of a
better ad while blocking what falls «below the
standard of consumer acceptability.»
Ola always has had a
good ear to the ground and has
built products from the ground up,
well - suited to the market and consumer needs, unlike Uber, which has
standard products across countries.
To provide our clients with
best - in - class
building standards and technologies, we took advantage of 2013 as a prime time to implement a major three - year capital investment plan to revitalize York Mills Centre in Toronto.
Building on the success of emerging brands and retailers in the category (Eloquii, Universal
Standard, Dia & Co, 11Honore), as
well as on the scale of legacy retailers (Lane Bryan, Torrid, FullBeauty) catering to this underserved audience, CoEdition is intent on providing an elevated shopping experience that provides the
best selection of contemporary merchandise, while helping consumers find the right size and fit.
We've been working closely with our partners and exchanges to improve security protocols by utilizing NEM's
built - in security features and adoption of industry
standard best practices to help protect against future attacks.
Founded in the fall of 2013, Point7 supports clients throughout the U.S., and soon internationally, in the pre-licensure processes,
building high - performance teams, designing facilities and selecting equipment, as
well as with post-operational activities such as developing
standard operating procedures and branding and marketing.
The truth is that there are no
standard and
well — equipped window and
building exterior cleaning business within the area where ours is going to be located; the closest window and
building exterior cleaning company to our proposed location is about 6 miles away.
Our competitive edge is that we are a
standard and
well — equipped window and
building exterior cleaning services business that has loads of complimentary business offerings that can easily assist us in attracting both corporate and individual customers within the radius of our business operations.