Cares about your wellbeing

1. Ensure Adequate Ventilation

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• Concept: Air
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Immune, Respiratory 

This WELL feature requires projects to bring in fresh air from the outside through mechanical and/or natural means in order to dilute human- and product-generated air pollutants.

2. Provide Operable Windows

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• Concept: Air
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Immune, Integumentary, Nervous, Respiratory

This WELL feature requires buildings with operable windows to increase the supply of high-quality outdoor air and promote a connection to the outdoor environment by encouraging building users to open windows when outdoor air quality is acceptable.

3. Air Filtration

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• Concept: Air
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Immune, Respiratory

This WELL feature requires projects with mechanically ventilated spaces to implement adequate air filtration and document a maintenance protocol for installed filters. For naturally ventilated spaces, this feature requires that outdoor air quality standards be met.

4. Provide Height-Adjustable Work Surfaces

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• Concept: Movement
• Human body systems that improve: Muscular, Osseous

This WELL feature requires projects to provide ergonomic workstation furnishings that allow for customized workstation fit and provide education to users about ergonomic workstation design and adjustability features.

5. Site Planning and Selection

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• Concept: Movement
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Muscular, Nervous, Respiratory, Osseous

This WELL feature requires projects to demonstrate that the area around the building provides access to multiple use types, has pedestrian-friendly streets, and is close to transit systems.

6. Manage Combustion

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• Concept: Air
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Immune, Respiratory

This WELL feature requires projects to utilize lowemission combustion products or eliminate combustion- based products entirely

7. Demand Control Ventilation

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• Concept: Air
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Integumentary, Nervous, Respiratory

This WELL feature requires implementation of advanced ventilation strategies that can secure higher air quality levels and thus benefit human health and productivity.

8. Install Indoor Air Monitors

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• Concept: Air
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Integumentary, Nervous, Respiratory

This WELL feature requires the ongoing measurement of contaminant data to educate and empower occupants about their environmental quality.

9. Promote Air Quality Awareness

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• Concept: Air
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Integumentary, Nervous, Respiratory

This WELL feature requires the ongoing measurement of contaminant data to educate and empower occupants about their environmental quality.

10. Active VOC Control

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• Concept: Air
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Immune, Integumentary, Nervous, Respiratory

This WELL feature requires the use of carbon filters to reduce indoor levels of VOCs.

11. Drinking Water promotion

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• Concept: Water
• Human body systems that improve: Digestive, Immune

This WELL feature requires readily available and maintained dispensers for drinking water.

12. Filter Drinking Water

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• Concept: Water
• Human body systems that improve: Digestive, Immune

This WELL feature requires filtering water for consumption.

13. Sound Reducing Surfaces

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• Concept: Sound
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Nervous

This WELL feature requires the use of acoustic materials that absorb and/or block sound to support focus and reduce reverberation.

14. Ensure Acceptable Cleaning Ingredients

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• Concept: Materials
• Human body systems that improve: Immune, Reproductive, Respiratory, Urinary

This WELL feature requires the restriction of hazardous or harmful ingredients in soap, shampoos, cleaning, disinfection and sanitization products as well as program training for staff, a plan for the maintenance of a cleaning schedule and a protocol for entryway cleaning and maintenance.

15. Manage Volatile Organic Compounds

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• Concept: Materials
• Human body systems that improve: Cardiovascular, Endocrine, Immune, Integumentary, Nervous, Respiratory

This WELL feature requires the restriction of hazardous VOC and SVOC compounds, halogenated flame retardants (HFRs), urea-formaldehyde and select phthalates commonly used in building materials and products.

16. Access to Nature

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• Concept: Movement
• Human body systems that improve: Nervous

This WELL feature requires the integration of nature into the project's interior and exterior through design elements that support direct access with nature using plants, water, light and views, and indirect access to nature using natural materials, patterns, colors or images.