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We believe that people's health and wellness should be at the center of design. That’s why we’re working with industry professionals in real estate, building and medical science, human resources, design and sustainability, finance and technology to address the intersection between health and the built environment. IWBI is collaborating with industry leaders to drive public awareness and advance healthy buildings globally. Through shared research, continuing education, streamlined initiatives, and alignments with leading building standards, our relationships with organizations across the globe are moving health and well-being to the forefront of the sustainable building conversation and creating healthier spaces for people to live, work and play.

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Sharing Expertise: IWBI & Hines Continue Collaboration

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IWBI WELL Tip: All Projects In
At IWBI, we believe that all projects and building space types should be able (and encouraged) to apply the WELL Building Standard™. Access to spaces that optimize our health and mental well-being is a fundamental human right. To further this goal, in February 2017, IWBI introduced a pathway for new project types to pursue WELL Certification. This pathway allows for all building type sectors to collaborate with IWBI to adapt the WELL v1 and pilot programs through the creation of a custom scorecard. Our mantra is: all projects in.

Health & Healthcare

WELL in the UAE: Trailblazing Towards a Happier, Healthier Future
If you spend just a few days in Dubai, it’s clear how critical real estate has been to the city’s economic success and population: construction cranes scatter the sky, huge billboards advertise new homes from mega developers and model communities representing dozens of acres dominate the lobbies of many buildings. Yet real estate has also contributed to some of the biggest health and safety challenges that face Dubai and the broader Middle East today.

Health & Healthcare

A Vision – and a Standard – for Healthy, Global Communities
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the WELL Community Standard™ pilot, IWBI’s new global benchmark for healthy, inclusive, equitable, integrated and resilient communities.

Health & Healthcare

Your Guide to the WELL Community Standard™ Pilot
The WELL Community Standard™ pilot is a district-scale rating system centered exclusively on health and wellness that aims to set a new global benchmark for healthy communities. With the launch of the WELL Community Standard, IWBI is ushering in a new era of fostering and cultivating neighborhoods, districts and other communities that have health and wellness attributes built into their DNA.

Health & Healthcare

A Sense of Community is the Heart of Resilience

Health & Healthcare

The International WELL Building Institute™ Launches the WELL Community Standard™ to Promote Human Health and Wellness on a District Scale
Today, the International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) opens registration for the WELL Community Standard™ pilot, a companion to the pioneering WELL Building Standard™ (WELLä). Grounded in evidence-based research and developed through consultation with leading physicians, scientists and public health professionals, as well as city planners, engineers and architects, the WELL Community Standard is a district-scale rating system centered exclusively on human health and wellness.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Finding Comfort in the Heat and Hurry of Houston
Earlier this month, Anja and I had the opportunity to share our research on nutrition in buildings and communities at the Keeping Our Communities Healthy Conference in Houston, TX. The conference, organized by Hunger Free Texans, is the largest conference of healthy community practitioners and researchers in the Southwestern United States. There, we enjoyed connecting with industry leaders, urban planners, and health and wellness advocates passionate about building better communities.

Green Infrastructure

International Well Building Institute™ Announces First Well Certified™ Project in New York City
The International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) today marks a new milestone in the development, growth and expansion of its WELL Certification program as the first project in New York achieves WELL Certification under v1 of the WELL Building Standard™ (WELL™). This prestigious distinction was awarded to Structure Tone’s recently opened New York City headquarters at 330 West 34th Street in Manhattan, which has achieved WELL Certification at the Silver level. WELL is the first building standard to focus exclusively on enhancing people’s health and wellness through the built environment.

Green Infrastructure

Sweden Green Building Council and International WELL Building Institute™ Join Forces to Advance Health in Buildings
The International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) and the Sweden Green Building Council today announced their intent to collaborate on the advancement of practices that improve human health and well-being in buildings and communities. The goal is to promote the successful adoption of IWBI’s WELL Building Standard™ (WELL), a performance-based system for measuring, certifying, and monitoring features of the built environment that impact the health and well-being of the people who live, work, and learn in the buildings.
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