International WELL Building Institute Unveils New Rating

The International WELL Building Institute has launched the WELL Performance Rating, a new rating that recognizes building owners and operators for achieving excellence in healthy building performance that enhances the well-being and experience of the people inside. 

Early commitments from Cyclone Energy Group, Delos, Edge Technologies, Environmental Charter School, Ernst & Young, Ethos, GreenJump Sustainability, Honeywell, International Commerce Centre, Laguna, Nucleus Office Park, StrongLED Smart Lighting, View Inc. and WELL Living Lab China, give the rating strong standing.

With the roadmap the WELL Performance Rating provides, there is enhanced building intelligence through actionable visibility of the levers that adjust our environments, an EY representative said in prepared remarks.

Excellence in Occupant Experience a Key Component

The rating provides a guide for organizations to demonstrate excellence in occupant experience and building performance across key indoor environmental quality indicators related to air quality, water quality, thermal comfort, acoustics and lighting.

Sensor networks, onsite tests and surveys that assess employee perceptions of their health, well-being and performance while in the building are some of the tools organizations trying to meet the standard can tap. 

“The WELL Performance Rating puts us on an accelerated path to make buildings smarter for human health, unlocking the use of new technologies and more intelligent approaches to improve and enhance well-being and performance,” Rachel Hodgdon, President and CEO, IWBI, said in prepared remarks.

“The rating will connect building performance with the experience of the people inside, allowing organizations to make actionable what was once invisible through data and occupant insights.”