Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

WELL Building Standard Features > SGGS - Mind > Flashcards

SGGS - Mind Flashcards

1
Q

Exercise increases the release of ___, which can elevate mood and regulate the sleep cycle.

A

Serotonin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Depression, one of the most common mood disorders, is associated with a greater risk of ___ ___ and ___.

A

-Heart disease

Immunosuppression

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

In 2010, mental illnesses and substance use disorders
accounted for nearly ___ million disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), ___ million years of life lost to premature mortality (YLL) .

A

184 million

8.6 million

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Life expectancy among those with mental illness is more than ___ years shorter compared to those without mental illnesses, and that more than ___%, or ___ million deaths each year are attributable to mental disorders.

A

10 years
14%
8 million

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

___ ___ and ___ are also directly responsible for stress hormones associated with a variety of negative physiological outcomes, including increased risk of ___ ___, ___ ___, ___ ___ and___ ___ such as ___ and ___.

A
  • Chronic stress and anxiety
  • Metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disorders and skin conditions such as acne and psoriasis.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Health literacy, defined by the National Academy of Medicine as :

A

The degree to which individuals can obtain, process, and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

WELL BUILDING STANDARD® GUIDE
Explanatory guides allow occupants to familiarize themselves with and benefit from features that are
incorporated into the project, as well as gain a broader understanding of health and wellness factors beyond the built environment. The following is provided:

A

-A guide (available to all occupants) describing the WELL Building Standard features pursued by the project.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

HEALTH AND WELLNESS LIBRARY
A digital and/or physical library of resources is provided that focuses on mental and physical health and meets the following criteria:

A
  • Contains at least one book title or one magazine subscription for every 20 occupants (no more than 20 titles are required).
  • Is prominently displayed and readily available to all occupants.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

STAKEHOLDER CHARRETTE
Project stakeholders, including at a minimum the owner, architects, engineers and facilities management team,
meet to:

A
  • Perform a VALUES ASSESSMENT and alignment exercise within the team to inform any PROJECT GOALS as well as STRATEGIES to meet OCCUPANT EXPECTATIONS.
  • Discuss the NEEDS of the OCCUPANTS, focusing on WELLNESS.
  • SET FUTURE MEETINGS to stay focused on the project goals and to engage future stakeholders who join the process after the initial meeting, such as contractors and sub-contractors
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

DEVELOPMENT PLAN
A written document detailing the building’s health-oriented mission is produced with the consent of all stakeholders, incorporating all of the following:

A
  • Building site selection, taking into account public transportation.
  • WELL Concepts of air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind.
  • Plans for implementation of the above analyses and decisions.
  • Operations and maintenance (O&M) PLANS for facility managers and building policy requirements RELATED TO WELLNESS.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

STAKEHOLDER ORIENTATION

Upon construction completion, the designers, owners, managers and facilities staff must:

A
  • Tour the building as a group

- Discuss how building operations will support adherence to the WELL Building Standard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

The ability to offer feedback and have a recognized stake in one’s comfort and well-being can have a positive impact on occupant ___.

A

Mood

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

OCCUPANT SURVEY CONTENT
In buildings with 10 or more occupants, the Occupant Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) Survey™ from the Center for the Built Environment at UC Berkeley (or approved alternative) is completed by a representative sample of at least 30% of occupants at least once per year unless otherwise noted. The survey covers the following topics of occupant satisfaction:

A
  • Layout
  • Cleanliness and maintenance
  • Odors, stuffiness and other air quality concerns
  • Workspace light levels and quality
  • Acoustics
  • Thermal comfort, including humidity and air flow, at least twice a year (cooling and heating seasons).
  • Furnishings
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

INFORMATION REPORTING

Aggregate results from surveys are reported within 30 days to the following groups:

A
  • Building owners and managers.
  • Building occupants (upon request).
  • The International WELL Building Institute
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

What documentation is needed for Feature 86: Post-Occupancy Surveys?

A

Policy Document (Annotated Document)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

Where is Feature 87: Beauty & Design I derived from?

A

-The Beauty & Spirit Imperative from the Living Building Challenge. it strives to construct thoughtfully designed environments that positively impact mood and comfort level of occupants. Requirements involve conducting historical, cultural, ecological and climatic studies to inform biophilic elements and creating a biophilic framework that tracks biophilia at each design
phase of the project.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

Beauty & Design I:
BEAUTY AND MINDFUL DESIGN
The project contains features intended for all of the following:

A
  • Human delight
  • Celebration of culture
  • Celebration of spirit
  • Celebration of place
  • Meaningful integration of public art
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

NATURE INCORPORATION

A biophilia plan is developed that includes a description of how the project incorporates nature through the following:

A
  • Environmental elements.
  • Lighting.
  • Space layout.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

Biophilia I: Qualitative
PATTERN INCORPORATION
A biophilia plan is developed that includes a description of how the project incorporates the following:

A

-Nature’s patterns throughout the design

20
Q

NATURE INTERACTION

A biophilia plan is developed that provides sufficient opportunities for human-nature interactions:

A
  • Within the building.

- Within the project boundary, external to the building

21
Q

Incorporation Biophilia mainly impacts what bodily system?

A

Nervous system

22
Q

89: Adaptable Spaces
STIMULI MANAGEMENT
Seating and spatial layouts are organized into separate workplace zones and provide differing degrees of sensory engagement. Regularly occupied spaces of 2,000 ft² or larger provide documentation of methods used to establish appropriate zones based on the below guidelines:

A
  • A PROGRAMMING PLAN is developed, using data from interviews, surveys, focus groups and observational research, to establish the organization’s culture, work patterns, work processes and space utilization.
  • ANNOTATED FLOOR PLANS incorporate research data to establish work zones that support a variety of work functions.
  • DESIGNATED QUIET ZONES are provided as enclosable or semi-enclosable rooms with no more than 3 seats per room.
  • DESIGNATED COLLABORATION ZONES are provided as enclosable or semi-enclosable rooms with no less than 3 seats and at minimum one visual vertical surface area for communicating ideas or work.
23
Q

89: Adaptable Spaces:
Part 2: PRIVACY
Projects with gross floor area greater than 20,000 ft² provide a designated quiet space for focus, contemplation and relaxation, which meets the following requirements:

A
  • SPACE is at minimum 75 ft² plus 1 ft² per regular building occupant, up to a maximum of 800 ft².
  • Ambient LIGHTING provides continuously dimmable light levels at 2,700 K or less.
  • Noise Criteria (NC) from mechanical systems is 30 or lower.
  • A plan is developed that includes a description of how the project incorporates TWO of the following elements into the space: (i) PLANT WALL and/or FLOOR PLANTINGS, (ii) AUDIO DEVICE with NATURE SOUNDS, (iii) VARIETY SEATING ARRANGEMENTS.
24
Q

SPACE MANAGEMENT
To minimize clutter and maintain a comfortable, well-organized environment, minimal storage requirements are addressed through the provision of a combination of the following:

A
  • A workstation cabinet at a minimum volume of 4 ft³ for each regular occupant.
  • A personal locker at a minimum volume of 4 ft³ for each regular occupant
25
Q

WORKPLACE SLEEP SUPPORT
Short naps are an effective and healthy means for improving mental and physical acuity, even more so than caffeine, which can disrupt sleep. At least one of the following furniture options must be provided for the first 30 regular building occupants and an additional one for every 100 regular building occupants thereafter:

A
  • Couch
  • Cushioned roll-out mat
  • Sleep pod
  • Fully reclining chair
  • Hammock
26
Q

89: Healthy Sleep Policy
Part 3: NON-WORKPLACE SLEEP SUPPORT
The following requirements are met:

A
  • For non-shift work, introduce organizational cap at midnight for late night work and communications.
  • Provide employees with a 50% subsidy on software and/or applications that monitor daytime sleep-related behavior patterns such as activity levels, caffeine and alcohol intake, and eating habits.
27
Q

91: Business Travel
TRAVEL POLICY
In order to reduce stress related to business travel, employers promote the following policies:

A
  • Employees are provided the OPTION to select NON RED-EYE FLIGHTS or are given the option to WORK REMOTELY on the DAY OF ARRIVAL from a red-eye flight.
  • Employees are NOT REQUIRED to take business trips for which the TOTAL TRAVEL TIME (including layovers, wait times and travel to and from terminals) EXCEEDS BOTH 5 hours and 25% of the TOTAL TRIP DURATION.
  • DURING LONG business trips (domestic travel lasting more than 2 weeks and international travel lasting more than 4 weeks), employees are given the TIME OFF AND BUDGET to FLY HOME for at least 48 hours OR to FLY a FRIEND or FAMILY member TO MEET THEM.
  • Employees are booked at HOTELS with FREE FITNESS CENTERS or REIMBURSED for any GYM USAGE fees incurred during their travel.
28
Q

HEALTH BENEFITS

Employers provide at least three of the following to employees:

A
  • Employer-based health insurance for part- and full-time workers, as well as their spouses and dependents, or subsidies to purchase individual insurance through an exchange.
  • Flexible spending accounts (FSAs) or any other employer-established benefit plan designed to reimburse employees for qualified medical expenses.
  • Health savings accounts (HSAs)
  • On-site immunizations or time off during the workday to receive immunizations.
  • Workplace policies that encourage ill employees to stay home or work remotely.
29
Q

PARENTAL LEAVE

Employers provide the following:

A
  • Paid paternity and maternity leave for 6 workweeks during any 12-month period.
  • Additional 12 workweeks of paternity or maternity leave during any 12-month period
30
Q

EMPLOYER SUPPORTED CHILD CARE

Employers provide at least one of the following:

A
  • On-site child care centers compliant with local child care licensure.
  • Subsidies or vouchers for child care.
31
Q

FAMILY SUPPORT

Employers provide the following:

A
  • At least 12 workweeks of leave during any 12-month period for the care of a seriously ill child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild or sibling.
  • The option to use paid sick time for the care of a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, parent-inlaw, grandparent, grandchild or sibling.
  • All nursing mothers with break times of at least 15 minutes, every 3 hours.
32
Q

SENSORS AND WEARABLES
A sensor capable of measuring at least 2 of the following parameters is made available to each employee for his/her personal use and is subsidized by at least 50%:

A
  • Body weight/mass.
  • Activity and steps.
  • Heart rate variability.
  • Sleep duration, quality and regularity.
33
Q

MIND AND BEHAVIOR SUPPORT

A program that addresses psychological and behavioral distress is made available to workplace occupants through:

A

-Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs) offering short-term treatment and referrals to qualified professionals for depression, anxiety, substance use, addiction and co-occurring mental health issues.

34
Q

STRESS MANAGEMENT

A stress management program is made available to occupants through:

A

-A qualified counselor offering group or private workshops and referrals.

35
Q

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Individuals are given the option to take paid time off work to participate in volunteer activities as follows:

A

-8 hours of paid time organized by the employer for a registered charity twice a year.

36
Q

CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS

Employers commit to the following:

A

-Contributing annually to a registered charity to match employee donations.

37
Q

MATERIAL INFORMATION
At least 50% (as measured by cost) of interior finishes and finish materials, furnishings (including workstations) and built-in furniture have some combination of the following material descriptions (in order to contribute, the product must indicate that all ingredients have been evaluated and disclosed down to 1,000 ppm):

A
  • Declare Label
  • Health Product Declaration
  • Any method accepted in USGBC’s LEED v4 MR credit: Building Product Disclosure and Optimization - Material Ingredients, Option 1: material ingredient reporting.
38
Q

ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION

The following condition is met:

A

-All declaration information is compiled and made readily available to occupants either digitally or as part of a printed manual.

39
Q

TRANSPARENCY PROGRAM PARTICIPATION
The entity seeking WELL certification must participate in one of the following programs, and results must be publicly available within the project premises and on the entity’s website:

A
  • The JUST program operated by the International Living Future Institute
  • Reporting in compliance with the GRI Standards operated by the Global Reporting Initiative
40
Q

Organizations that espouse fair, equitable and just treatment toward their workforce help create a culture of reduced___ and greater ___ ___, as well as a heightened sense of___.

A

stress
employee satisfaction
loyalty

41
Q

CEILING HEIGHT
Ceiling height that is proportional to room dimensions provides an expansive, comfortable and open feel to the interior space. Floor to ceiling heights for regularly occupied spaces meet the following requirements:

A
  • Rooms of 30 ft width or less have ceiling height of at least 8.8 ft.
  • Rooms of greater than 30 ft width have ceiling height of at least 9 ft plus at least 1 ft per 20 ft.
  • Rooms that provide a full wall view to the outdoors or an atrium space (with at least twice the ceiling height of the room) have a minimum ceiling height of 9 ft for a room width of 40 ft plus at least 1 ft per 30 ft.
42
Q

ARTWORK
Integration of artwork to interior space adds complexity to the visual field. A plan is developed that includes a description of how the project incorporates meaningfully integrated artwork in:

A
  • Entrances and lobbies

- All regularly occupied space greater than 300 ft²

43
Q

SPATIAL FAMILIARITY
Design elements can be used to establish way-finding, aid in orientation and provide spatial familiarity. A plan is developed that includes a description of how the project incorporates way-finding elements in projects with floor plates 10,000 ft² or larger through use of the following elements:

A
  • Artwork that is distinct in shape and color.
  • Visually grouped zones or areas that use the following unifying design components: (i) lighting, (ii) furniture color and (iii) flooring pattern/color.
  • Corridors over 30 ft in length end in artwork or a view window to the exterior with a sill height no taller than 3 ft from the floor and with at least a 100 ft vista.
44
Q

OUTDOOR BIOPHILIA

At least 25% of the project site area meets the following requirements:

A
  • Features either landscaped grounds or rooftop gardens accessible to building occupants.
  • Consists of, at minimum, 70% plantings including tree canopies (within the 25%).
45
Q

INDOOR BIOPHILIA

Wall and potted plants are incorporated into the design of interior space according to the following:

A
  • Potted plants or planted beds cover at least 1% of floor area per floor.
  • A plant wall per floor, covering a wall area equal or greater than 2% of the floor area, or covering the largest of the available walls, whichever is greater.
46
Q

WATER FEATURE
At least one water feature for every 100,000 ft² in projects larger than 100,000 ft² which meets the following requirements:

A
  • At least 5.8 to 6 ft in height or 43 ft² in area

- Ultraviolet sanitation or other technology to address water safety.

WELL Building Standard Features (41 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2024 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions