The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the organization behind the WELL healthy building certification standard, has revealed two new ratings designed to help real estate owners and operators deliver on investor and tenant demands for healthier buildings.
Now open for enrollment, the WELL Real Estate Rating focuses on enhancing base building infrastructure while the WELL Operations Rating focuses on addressing base building operations and maintenance. From air ventilation and water quality to design elements that encourage movement and mindfulness, these ratings offer a practical pathway to measure and validate the health strategies most critical to base building performance, according to IWBI.
Derived from a subset of strategies in the WELL standard, these ratings aim to help real estate leaders earn initial recognition while laying the foundation for full WELL certification and other milestone achievements over time.
“Through rigorous science and verified performance, we’ve proven that buildings and organizations can be a powerful force for human health,” said IWBI President and CEO Rachel Hodgdon. “By achieving these ratings, real estate leaders have new opportunities to earn recognition at scale, establishing immediate trust with tenants and investors while building toward broader organizational goals.”
To learn more about the new ratings, read the full IWBI announcement here.
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