WELL AP

Question 1

What are the Ten Concepts in Well v2

Answer 1

Air, Water, Nourishment, Light, Movement, Thermal Comfort, Sound, Materials, Mind, Community

Question 2

What are Preconditions

Answer 2

Preconditions define the fundamental components of a WELL Certified space and serve as the foundation of a healthy building.

Question 3

What are optimizations

Answer 3

Optimizations are optional pathways for projects to meet certification requirements in WELL. Project teams may select which optimizations to pursue and which parts to focus on within each optimization.

Question 4

What type of system is WELL v2 based on and how is each scorecard graded?

Answer 4

WELL v2 operates on a points-based system, with 110 points available in each project scorecard. All optimizations are weighted with varying point values.

Question 5

What is the process for onsite verification called

Answer 5

Performance Verification

Question 6

What are the WELL Project Types?

Answer 6

Owner Occupied: The project is mainly occupied by the project owner (which may be different than the building owner).

WELL Core: The project owner occupies a small portion of the project area and rents/leases most of the space to one or more tenants.

Question 7

What type of building can register for WELL Core?

Answer 7

Any building type can register for WELL Core, provided that at least 75% of the project area is occupied by one or more tenants and/or serves as common space in the building accessible to all tenants.

Question 8

Types of Applicability Designations

Answer 8

Whole Building
Extent or Developer Buildout
Leased Spaces
Non-leased spaces
Building Management Staff
Direct Staff

Question 9

Explain Whole Building applicability designation

Answer 9

Includes all areas within the project boundary. To use this pathway, project teams need to submit as part of documentation review, design assumptions and sample cut-sheets (as applicable) that justify the budget and can be used by the tenant during their design and construction process.

Question 10

Explain Extent of Developer Buildout Applicability designation

Answer 10

Includes all non-leased space and all construction within the leased space for which the project team is responsible.

Question 11

Explain Leased Spaces applicability designation

Answer 11

All areas within the project boundary that are leased to or owned by tenants, including areas for lease or for sale that are not currently occupied.

Question 12

Explain Non-Leased Spaces

Answer 12

All Areas within the project boundary that are not considered leased space

Question 13

Define Building management Staff

Answer 13

Individuals responsible for maintaining the building including contractors and sub-contractors. Workers who spend less than 30 hours a month are not considered.

Question 14

Defne Direct Staff

Answer 14

Building staff under direct employment of the owner

Question 15

How much of a building floor area must be available for performance testing

Answer 15

2.5%

Question 16

What is required for multifamily residential projects to pursue WELL

Answer 16

Must contain at least 5 dwelling units in a single building with common structural elements

Question 17

Projects may pursue no more than ____ points per concept and no more than ____ points total across all ten concepts

Answer 17

12 and 100

Question 18

What concept can projects pursue an additional 10 points in

Answer 18

Innovation

Question 19

What is important when determining a project boundary

Answer 19

• boundary must be consistently applied across all features
• may not unreasonably exclude portions of a building
• communicate the scope of the project in promotional and descriptive materials
• must be defined by a clear boundary

Question 20

Project boundary can include both interior and exterior spaces, true or false

Answer 20

True

Question 21

What does “space type” refer to

Answer 21

Refers to the spaces within the project rather than the project as a whole

Question 22

Define regularly occupied space

Answer 22

areas inside the project where a particular individual normally spends at least one continuous hour or two hours per day

Question 23

define occupiable spaces

Answer 23

Spaces that can be occupied for any task or activity

Question 24

Rooms larger than ____m^2 may be divided into separate zones

Answer 24

930 m^2

Question 25

Define

occupant

Answer 25

Any individual within the project boundary

Question 26

Define Regular occupant

Answer 26

An individual who spends at least 30 hours per month across at least 5 days within the project boundary

Question 27

Define Visitor

Answer 27

Any occupant who is not a regular occupant

Question 28

define Employee

Answer 28

An individual who works for the project owner within the project boundary

Question 29

Define Eligible employee

Answer 29

An employee identified as qualifying for benefits

Question 30

When making Calculations for WELL rounding is acceptable, true or false

Answer 30

false