GSSG - General Background Flashcards
What is the only difference in requirements for the Standard vs Pilot Certifications?
To achieve Silver Pilot Certification, the project must achieve 20% Optimizations
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.
90%
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.
25%
75%
___% 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
100%
WELL Pilot programs are release and being tested and refined for the following project types:
Multifamily Residential Education Retail Restaurant Commercial Kitchen Communities
Multifamily Residential projects have ___ or more dwellings in a single building.
5
What are the steps for certification for the WELL Building Standard:
Project Registration
Documentation Submission & Review
Performance Verification
Scoring/WELL Report
WELL Performance verification includes which areas of a project:
Air
Water
Light
Sound
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.
WELL Performance Testing Agent one to three days project’s design documentation performance tests spot-checks measurements all
WELL Certification is valid for ___ years.
3 years
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.
Performance Verification
recertification
3-year
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.
6 months
The WELL Report is available online ____-___ days after completion of the performance testing
40-45 days
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.
180 calendar days
Certain features require projects to submit reports on the following:
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)
To remain in good standing, projects must submit the documents within ___ months of certification and then every ___ months thereafter.
15 months
12 months
Project ___act as project ___ and oversee the WELL process.
administrators
managers
___ are responsible for authorizing registration of the project and will be required to validate various documents used to demonstrate that WELL features are satisfied.
Owners
___ conduct performance tests on-site.
WELL Performance Testing Agents
___cannot serve as ___ for the same WELL project.
WELL Performance Testing Agents
Project Administrator
What are the 3 types of documentation for WELL projects:
Annotated Drawings
Letters of Assurance
General Documents
What are acceptable Annotated Drawings?
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
Who submits Letters of Assurance?
Architects
Contractors
Engineers
What are acceptable General Documents?
Lighting Drawings
Mechanical Drawings
