DIVE
This deep DIVE provides greater details about which features of the WELL Building Standard are already in place in each area of campus, which features we’re looking into or are in the process of pursuing, and which features are not applicable or practical. To learn more about the intent behind and research supporting these 10 concept areas, click the links provided for each concept, below. Click on each feature number in the charts to read the complete requirements. Links are also provided below to learn more about features that are not applicable to each space nor practical because they are not feasible at this time.
Click the links below to learn more information about each category of this section.
Air | Water | Nourishment | Light | Movement | Thermal Comfort | Sound | Materials | Mind | Community
Air
The Air concept aims to ensure high levels of indoor air quality across a building’s lifetime through strategies that include source elimination or reduction, active and passive building design, and operation strategies and human behavior interventions. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We’re Already Doing
Preconditions OptimizationsWhat We're Looking Into
Preconditions- Meet thresholds for particulate matter (A01.1)
- Meet thresholds for organic gases (A01.2)
- Meet thresholds for inorganic gases (A01.3)
- Monitor fundamental air parameters (A01.5)
- Ensure adequate ventilation (A03.1)
- Conduct system balancing (A03.2)
- Meet enhanced thresholds for particulate matter (A05.1)
- Meet enhanced thresholds for organic gases (A05.2)
- Meet enhanced thresholds for inorganic gases (A05.3)
- Increase outdoor air supply (A06.1)
- Provide operable windows (A07.1)
- Manage window use (A07.2)
- Implement indoor air monitors (A08.1)
- Manage pollution and exhaust (A11.1)
- Implement particle filtration (A12.1)
- Implement ultraviolet air treatment (A14.1)
- Manage condensation and mold (A14.2)
Not Yet Applicable or Feasible
Optimizations
Water
The Water concept covers aspects of the quality, distribution, and control of liquid water in a building. It includes features that address the availability and contaminant thresholds of drinking water through filtration, as well as features targeting the management of water to avoid damage to building materials and environmental conditions. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We're Already Doing
Preconditions- Meet sediment thresholds (W01.1)
- Meet microorganism thresholds (W01.2)
- Meet dissolved metal thresholds (W02.1)
- Meet organic pollutant thresholds (W02.2)
- Meet disinfectant byproducts thresholds (W02.3)
- Meet herbicide and pesticide thresholds (W02.4)
- Meet fertilizer thresholds (W02.5)
- Meet public water additive thresholds (W02.6)
What We're Looking Into
Preconditions OptimizationsNot Yet Applicable or Feasible
Nourishment
The Nourishment concept requires the availability of fruits and vegetables and nutritional transparency and encourages the creation of food environments where the healthiest choice is the easiest choice. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We're Already Doing
Preconditions Optimizations- Limit total sugars (N03.1)
- Promote whole grains (N03.2)
- Manage oils (N03.3)
- Promote healthy nutritional messaging (N04.1)
- Restrict artificial ingredients (N05.1)
- Provide nutrition education (N07.1)
- Include designated eating space (N08.1)
- Provide daily meal breaks (N08.2)
- Manage allergies and alternatives (N09.1)
- Implement enhanced ingredient labeling (N09.2)
- Provide meal support (N10.1)
- Implement responsible sourcing (N11.1)
What We're Looking Into
Preconditions OptimizationsNot Yet Applicable or Feasible
Optimizations
Light
The Light concept promotes exposure to light and aims to create lighting environments that are optimal for visual, mental, and biological health. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We're Already Doing
PreconditionsWhat We're Looking Into
Optimizations- Lighting for the circadian system (L03.1)
- Control solar glare (L04.1)
- Manage glare from electric lighting (L04.2)
- Implement enhanced daylight plan (L05.1)
- Ensure views (L05.3)
- Manage brightness (L06.1)
- Ensure color rendering quality (L07.1)
- Manage flicker (L07.2)
- Provide supplemental lighting (L08.2)
Not Yet Applicable or Feasible
Optimizations
Movement
The Movement concept promotes movement, physical activity, and ergonomic space set ups and discourages sedentary behaviors through environmental design strategies, programs, and policies. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We're Already Doing
Preconditions- Design active buildings and communities (V01.1)
- Support visual ergonomics (V02.1)
- Ensure desk height flexibility (V02.2)
- Provide ergonomics education (V02.5)
- Provide bicycle storage (V04.1)
- Select sites with access to mass transit (V05.2)
- Select sites with pedestrian friendly streets (V05.3)
- Select sites with bike friendly streets (V05.4)
- Implement activity programs for employees (V06.1)
- Provide active workstations (V07.1)
- Provide dedicated activity spaces (V08.1)
- Provide physical activity equipment (V08.2)
- Provide off-site activity spaces (V08.3)
- Integrate active facades (V09.1)
- Provide on-site pedestrian destinations (V09.2)
What We're Looking Into
Preconditions- Ensure seat flexibility (V02.3)
Not Yet Feasible or Applicable
Preconditions- Provide standing support (V02.4)
- Integrate point-of-decision signage (V03.2)
- Promote visible stairs (V03.3)
- Provide facilities for active occupants (V04.2)
- Select sites with diverse uses (V05.1)
- Implement activity programs for students (V06.2)
- Promote physical activity (V11.1)
- Promote participation awareness (V11.2)
- Provide self-monitoring tools (V12.1)
Thermal Comfort
The Thermal Comfort concept aims to promote human productivity and ensure a maximum level of thermal comfort among all building users through improved HVAC system design and control and by meeting individual thermal preferences. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We're Already Doing
PreconditionsWhat We're Looking Into
OptimizationsNot Yet Feasible or Applicable
Optimizations
Sound
The Sound concept aims to bolster occupant health and well-being through the identification and mitigation of acoustical comfort parameters that shape occupant experiences in the built environment. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We're Already Doing
PreconditionsWhat We're Looking Into
Preconditions- Label acoustic zones (S01.3)
Not Yet Applicable or Feasible
Materials
The Materials concept aims to reduce human and environmental exposure to hazardous building material ingredients through the restriction or elimination of compounds or products known to be toxic and the promotion of safer replacements. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We're Already Doing
Preconditions- Restrict lead (X01.3)
- Manage lead hazards (X02.2)
- Manage PCB hazards (X02.3)
- Ensure acceptable structures (X03.1)
- Manage exterior paint and soil (X03.2)
- Manage hazardous waste (X04.1)
- Manage pesticides (X07.1)
- Limit hazardous materials (X08.1)
- Ensure acceptable cleaning ingredients (X09.1)
- Manage volatile organic compounds (X10.1)
- Manage semi-volatile organic compounds (X10.2)
- Purchase compliant products (X10.3)
- Manage furniture and furnishings emissions (X11.1)
- Manage flooring and insulation emissions (X11.2)
- Manage product emissions: adhesives, sealants, paints and coatings (X12.1)
- Manage product content: adhesives, sealants, paints and coatings (X12.2)
- Select optimized materials (X13.1)
- Promote ingredient disclosure (X14.1)
What We're Looking Into
Preconditions OptimizationsNot Yet Applicable or Feasible
Optimizations- Implement site assessment and clean up (X06.1)
Mind
The Mind concept promotes mental health through policy, program and design strategies that seek to address the diverse factors that influence cognitive and emotional well-being. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We're Already Doing
Preconditions OptimizationsWhat We're Looking Into
Optimizations- Provide workplace support (M03.3)
- Offer mental health education (M04.1)
- Offer mental health education for managers (M04.2)
- Develop stress management plan (M05.1)
- Provide restorative indoor spaces (M07.1)
- Provide restorative outdoor spaces (M07.2)
- Provide restorative programming (M08.1)
- Integrate space management (M10.2)
- Promote substance abuse prevention and education (M14.1)
- Provide opioid emergency response kits and training (M15.1)
Not Yet Applicable or Feasible
Optimizations
Community
The Community concept aims to support access to essential healthcare, workplace health promotion and accommodations for new parents while establishing an inclusive, integrated community through social equity, civic engagement and accessible design. Click here to learn about the intent behind and research supporting this concept.
What We're Already Doing
Preconditions- Provide WELL feature guide (C01.1)
- Promote health and wellness education (C01.2)
- Integrate beauty and design (C02.2)
- Promote health-oriented mission (C02.3)
- Select project survey (C03.1)
- Administer survey and report results (C03.2)
- Promote health benefits (C05.1)
- Promote culture of health (C06.1)
- Offer health risk assessments (C06.2)
- Promote seasonal flu prevention (C07.1)
- Implement immunization schedule (C07.2)
- Ensure essential accessibility (C13.1)
- Provide single-user bathrooms (C14.2)
- Develop emergency preparedness plan (C15.1)
What We're Looking Into
Preconditions Optimizations- Administer pre-occupancy survey and report results (C04.2)
- Monitor survey responses (C04.3)
- Facilitate interviews and focus groups (C04.4)
- Offer family leave (C10.3)
- Offer bereavement support (C10.4)
- Promote civic engagement (C11.1)
- Integrate universal design (C13.2
- Provide essential accommodations (C14.1)
- Provide family bathrooms (C14.3)
- Promote emergency resources (C15.2)
- Provide community space (C16.1)
Not Yet Applicable or Feasible
PreconditionsOptimizations
- Select enhanced survey (C04.1)
- Offer on-demand health services (C05.2)
- Offer new parent leave (C08.1)
- Promote workplace support (CC08.2)
- Offer workplace breastfeeding support (C09.1)
- Design lactation room (C09.2)
- Promote breastfeeding education and support (C09.3)
- Offer childcare support (C10.1a)
- Offer eldercare support (C10.2)
- Promote equity program participation (C12.1)
