GBCI and CaGBC Uniting to Promote WELL Building Standard in Canada

Washington, DC, June 9, 2015—Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) and the Canada Green Building Council (CaGBC) announce a new agreement to promote and advance the WELL Building Standard (WELL) in Canada.

The WELL Building Standard is a performance-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring features that impact human health and wellbeing, through air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind. It complements other green building rating systems such as LEED.

Grounded in a body of medical research that explores the connection between the buildings where we spend more than 90% of our time and the health and wellness of the people in them, WELL measures attributes of the built environment by looking at seven concepts and over 100 features that address behavior, design and operations.

WELL certification allows building owners and employers to know their space is performing as intended to support human health and wellness. WELL can be applied across all building types and is currently optimized for commercial and institutional projects. WELL is administered by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) and is third-party certified by GBCI.