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Peer review process under way for the WELL Building Standard

Peer review process under way for the WELL Building Standard

The standard is the first protocol of its kind that focuses on improving the health and wellbeing of building occupants.


By BD+C Staff | May 28, 2014
CBRE's global headquarters in Los Angeles is the world's first WELL-certified co
CBRE's global headquarters in Los Angeles is the world's first WELL-certified commercial office. Photo: courtesy CBRE

The International Well Building Institute (IWBI) kicked off a peer review process for the WELL Building Standard. The process will include three phases—a scientific, practitioner and medical review. Late this year, the results will be reflected in the release of v1.0 of the standard.

The standard is the first protocol of its kind that focuses on improving human wellness within the built environment by identifying specific conditions that, when holistically integrated into building interiors, enhance the health and wellbeing of the occupants.

The first phase—a thorough review of the underlying science behind the standard — will focus on performance benchmarks such as air and water contaminants, the relationship between indoor lighting and circadian rhythm, and mold and other biological contaminants. Later this year, two additional steps in the process towards v1.0 will include engaging with leading building and medical practitioners for further review and refinement of the standard.

The peer review will be transparent, and will include a published roster of contributing physicians, researchers, and practitioners. In addition, aggregated comments from the peer review will be published online along with an explanation of how the WELL Building Standard evolved as a result of this input.

(http://www.multihousingnews.com/news/iwbi-launches-peer-review-process-for-the-well-building-standard/1004102897.html)

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