GSSG - General Background

Question 1

What is the only difference in requirements for the Standard vs Pilot Certifications?

Answer 1

To achieve Silver Pilot Certification, the project must achieve 20% Optimizations

Question 2

In the New and Existing Building Typology, it is relevant for office buildings where a minimum of ___% of the total floor area is occupied by the building owner and is operated by the same management.

Answer 2

90%

Question 3

Core and Shell is appropriate for projects in which at least ___% of the project is fully controlled by the building owner (i.e. ___% or more of the project space is occupied by one or more tenants.

Answer 3

25%

75%

Question 4

___% of the building core and shell and all portions of the interior buildout or managed by the project owner are included in the project scope for design and operations

Answer 4

100%

Question 5

WELL Pilot programs are release and being tested and refined for the following project types:

Answer 5

Multifamily Residential
Education
Retail
Restaurant
Commercial Kitchen
Communities

Question 6

Multifamily Residential projects have ___ or more dwellings in a single building.

Answer 6

5

Question 7

What are the steps for certification for the WELL Building Standard:

Answer 7

Project Registration
Documentation Submission & Review
Performance Verification
Scoring/WELL Report

Question 8

WELL Performance verification includes which areas of a project:

Answer 8

Air
Water
Light
Sound

Question 9

Performance Verification is completed by an authorized ____ who will usually spend ____to ____ days in the building to validate the project’s ___ and to complete a series of ___, ____ and ____ spanning ____ WELL Concepts.

Answer 9

WELL Performance Testing Agent
one to three days
project’s design documentation
performance tests
spot-checks
measurements
all

Question 10

WELL Certification is valid for ___ years.

Answer 10

3 years

Question 11

In order to maintain a current certification, WELL Certified™ projects must undergo ____ again and apply for ___ to verify that the building continues to perform in accordance with the requirements of the WELL Building Standard before the end of the ____-year Certification period.

Answer 11

Performance Verification
recertification
3-year

Question 12

Filing an application for recertification extends the validity of the project’s original certification period
for ___ months, during which time the project must satisfactorily complete the recertification process
to determine that the building continues to perform to WELL.

Answer 12

6 months

Question 13

The WELL Report is available online ____-___ days after completion of the performance testing

Answer 13

40-45 days

Question 14

Once the WELL report is issued, the project team is required to either accept their WELL report via
WELL Online or initiate curative actions or an appeal within ___ calendar days.

Answer 14

180 calendar days

Question 15

Certain features require projects to submit reports on the following:

Answer 15

A. Results of occupancy surveys
B. Proof of maintenance (e.g., logs of cleaning schedules and filter replacement)
C. On-going monitoring of environmental parameters (e.g., air and water quality)

Question 16

To remain in good standing, projects must submit the documents within ___ months of certification and then every ___ months thereafter.

Answer 16

15 months

12 months

Question 17

Project ___act as project ___ and oversee the WELL process.

Answer 17

administrators

managers

Question 18

___ are responsible for authorizing registration of the project and will be required to validate various documents used to demonstrate that WELL features are satisfied.

Answer 18

Owners

Question 19

___ conduct performance tests on-site.

Answer 19

WELL Performance Testing Agents

Question 20

___cannot serve as ___ for the same WELL project.

Answer 20

WELL Performance Testing Agents

Project Administrator

Question 21

What are the 3 types of documentation for WELL projects:

Answer 21

Annotated Drawings
Letters of Assurance
General Documents

Question 22

What are acceptable Annotated Drawings?

Answer 22

Drawings (i.e. Design/Construction drawings with pertinent info highlighted)
Operations Schedules (i.e. time log templates)
Policy Documents (i.e. employee handbooks)
Narratives and Balancing Reports

Question 23

Who submits Letters of Assurance?

Answer 23

Architects
Contractors
Engineers

Question 24

What are acceptable General Documents?

Answer 24

Lighting Drawings

Mechanical Drawings

Question 25

Spot Check vs Visual Inspection

Answer 25

Spot Checks support another type of documentation

Question 26

Alternative adherence paths allows for_____ for meeting requirements through the alternative adherence path process, as long as proposals still meet the intent and are supported by cited scientific, medical and industry research.

Answer 26

innovative, alternate solutions

Question 27

For the first recertification event following initial certification, a project can elect to be reviewed under
either the version of WELL for which it ___ or ___.

Answer 27

achieved initial certification

any subsequently released version

Question 28

For all subsequent recertifications, a project will be reviewed under the version that is in place___ prior to expiration of the project’s certification.

Answer 28

12 months