WELL International Healthy Building Certification Service
The leading tool for promoting well-being in buildings and communities around the world
"Advance health in the places where we spend our lives." - International WELL Building Institute
WELL
International WELL Healthy Building Standard™
The world's first building certification standard that focuses on improving human health and well-being through the indoor environment. It is managed by the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™), a US nonprofit corporation. It was launched after eight years of dialogue, research and testing by world-renowned health science experts and building science experts. It is a system that measures and certifies based on the actual performance of buildings to ensure a healthy indoor environment for users.
The WELL v1 standard extends from the seven major areas that are most directly related to human health and well-being, namely air, water, nutrition, light, fitness, comfort and mind, to the ten major areas of air, water, nutrition, light, movement, thermal comfort, sound environment, materials, mind and community in WELL v2, which evaluates the health attributes of the project. It is independently certified by the third-party certification agency GBCI and is divided into four certification levels: bronze, silver, gold and platinum.
Air
Ensure high levels of indoor air quality through strategic design.
Community
Building inclusive and integrated communities through social equity and civic engagement.
MIND
Promoting cognitive and emotional well-being through processes, design, and strategies.
Materials
Choose safe and healthy building materials to reduce exposure to harmful risks.
Sound
Enhance the comfort of the acoustic environment and improve the user's concentration.
Water
Water quality management and access to drinking water.
The WELL Healthy Building Standard is not only a standard but also a movement, a change in thinking, a lifestyle, and a commitment to oneself, family and society.
WELL
WELL Certification
WELL was first recommended to the world by former US President Bill Clinton in September 2012, and WELL v1 was officially released in October 2014. The WELL v2 pilot version was released on May 31, 2018, and the official version of WELL v2 was released globally in 2020, fulfilling its people-centric commitment.
WELL HSR
WELL Health-Safety Rating
Safety evaluation criteria
Focus on policies and operating guidelines that apply to all new and existing buildings of any size and any use category to improve the quality of health management in the post-epidemic era.
WELL WPR
WELL Performance Rating
Performance Evaluation Criteria
Provides organizations with an objective and transparent display of health indicators for key environmental quality (IEQ) factors such as indoor air quality, drinking water safety, thermal comfort, acoustic environment and light.
WELL WER
WELL Equity Rating
Equal evaluation criteria
By changing the way we design, operate and manage to create an environment where everyone can thrive. Enables the organization to achieve diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility goals.
WELL WAS
WELL at Scale
Healthy Scale Program
From the single-volume building standard to the WELL Community Standard, and then to the enterprise-based WELL at Scale health scale program, companies are allowed to develop their own ESG healthy building journey and gradually improve the performance of healthy spaces.
WELL's people-oriented approach and pursuit of a healthy environment have received enthusiastic responses from outstanding companies around the world.
As of early 2022, more than 34,710 projects in 111 countries around the world have registered for the WELL Healthy Building Standard, covering more than 356 million square feet of floor area, of which 20,908 projects have been certified. Compared to 2020, the number of cases has increased by nearly 780%.
In Taiwan, WELL has also become a new trend in architecture. As of June 2022, a total of 46 cases have been registered, with a floor area of more than 705,000 square meters. Nearly 80% of the cases were coached by EasyLand, and completed Taiwan’s first WELL Gold certification, Taiwan’s first WELL Platinum certification, and Taiwan’s first WELL v2 certification.
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WELL Faculty
#The most certified instructors in Taiwan
53
WELL Case Execution
#The largest number of projects executed in Taiwan
65%
EasyLive Counseling has obtained certification
Market share in Taiwan
#The most certification experience in Taiwan
1.66 times
Average score of Easy Tutoring
Higher than the international average score
EasyLand Service Introduction
As an official member of IWBI, WELL Home Advisor, WELL PTA qualified, and the first officially certified WELL EP service organization in Taiwan, EasyLand shoulders the important mission of promoting health and well-being in global buildings and communities. In addition to promoting WELL cases in the long term, it also has the important task of promoting global healthy building knowledge and promoting WELL AP education. In addition to having 11 WELL APs (WELL certified professionals) within the company, it also has 2 WELL Faculty (professional instructor qualification officially granted by WELL), making it the company with the most WELL Faculty in Taiwan.
1. Evaluation
- Introduction to WELL Healthy Building
- Environmental Health Check
- WELL Certification Feasibility Assessment Report
2. Case Execution
- Integrated Design Workshop
- Setting level goals
- WELL Consultant Recommendations
- WELL Education and Training
- Mid-term certification (D&O) submission
- WELL Document Submission
- Assist with marketing plans
3. Performance Verification
- On-site pre-test
- Field Testing Improvement Project
- Coordinate and communicate with WELL official testing unit
- Get Certification
| 2018 | September | Completed Taiwan’s first WELL Gold certification |
| November | Two staff members won the title of WELL Faculty | |
| 2019 | September | Became a cornerstone member of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) |
| October | Won the IWBI 2019 Outstanding Leadership Award | |
| Two WELL Performance Test Agents (PTA) certified | ||
| 2020 | June | Completed Taiwan's first WELL Platinum certification |
| Completed the first WELL v2 project in Taiwan | ||
| October | Won the IWBI 2020 Outstanding Leadership Award | |
| December | Completed Taiwan’s first fully WELL Platinum commercial building | |
| 2021 | February | Health for ALL, WELL for all |
| Yijing x IWBI x IKEA x CommonWealth Magazine Spring Forum | ||
| March | Completed the first mid-term certification of a whole-building residential building in Taiwan | |
| April | Become a WELL Home Advisor | |
| May | Completed the world's first mid-term certification for a semiconductor technology plant | |
| November | Won the IWBI 2021 Outstanding Leadership Award | |
| 2022 | March | Completed Taiwan's first semiconductor plant HSR safety evaluation criteria |
| April | Selected as one of the first companies in the world to receive the WELL Performance Rating | |
| July | Completed the world's first semiconductor technology plant certification | |
| Completed the mid-term certification of Taiwan's first newly built A-type office building | ||
| August | Completed the world's first long-term care facility day care center certification | |
| October | Invited to participate in the launch ceremony of the WELL low-carbon health chain database co-construction | |
| November | Co-hosting the 2022 GRESB Real Estate Assessment and WELL International Forum with IWBI | |
| 2023 | March | Won the IWBI AWARDS Market Expansion Award, one of only five in the world and the only one in Taiwan |
| April | Completed Taiwan's first financial industry certification | |
| May | Completed the first WELL certification for an existing A-level office building in Taiwan | |
| IWBI Member Certification and ESG Office Opening Ribbon Cutting Ceremony | ||
| June | Response to WELL Asia Miles Hong Kong |
Landmark Cases
Trinity Headquarters Office
Metropole Head Office
#Taiwan's first LEED V4 ID C Platinum WELL Gold certification
Taige Flooring – Linkou Business Building and Exhibition Hall
Semiflor Corporation
#Taiwan's first WELL Platinum certified commercial office
Juexinweier 63 Community Long-term Care Agency
Jutopia Senior Daycare Center
#The world's first sun-drying center to introduce WELL certification
Yuanhong United Architects
SED-IA Architects
