From saving you time and money, to adding value to your home and reducing stress, a professional interior designer can help you achieve your design goals while also making the process enjoyable and rewarding.

Under the community concept, buildings seeking WELL certification must demonstrate a commitment to fostering a sense of community through various strategies, such as promoting active transportation and connectivity to public transit, providing access to outdoor spaces and amenities, and supporting social equity and inclusion.

The Mind concept of the WELL Building Standard is a powerful tool for promoting mental health and wellbeing in the built environment. Mental health is not just the absence of a mental disease or disorder, but encompasses a state of wellbeing in which individuals are able to live to their fullest potential, cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their community.

There are many harmful chemicals that can be found in building materials. These chemicals can negatively impact the health and well-being of building occupants. By selecting building materials that are free from these chemicals or have low levels of them, building owners can create a healthier indoor environment.

One of the key components of the WELL Building Standard is the sound concept, which aims to improve acoustic comfort and reduce noise levels in indoor environments. The satisfaction level of occupants in a particular environment can be used to measure the acoustical comfort of the space.

Each month, we are examining the core principles of one of the ten concepts of the WELL Building Standard. The Standard identifies over 100 performance metrics, design strategies, and policies that are divided into ten sections or concepts: Air, Water, Nourishment, Light, Movement, Thermal Comfort, Sound, Materials, Mind, and Community. This month, we’re learning more about the Thermal Comfort Concept. […]

The Movement section includes a wide range of performance metrics, design strategies and policies that support human movement. These include strategies for creating spaces that are accessible to people with disabilities, as well as creating environments where pedestrians can comfortably walk from place to place without any barriers or obstacles.

Most buildings designed today provide lighting for visual needs but fail to take into account our mental health needs and the patterns of human circadian cycles. The WELL Light concept aims to provide a lighting environment that reduces circadian phase disruption, improves sleep quality, and positively impacts mood and productivity.

Our modern diet of high calorie, refined, and processed foods has the dual impact of increasing the prevalence of overweight and obesity while also leading to micronutrient deficiencies. In short, we are overweight but malnourished. In addition, poor nutrition accounts for more than one in five deaths globally. The Nourishment concept in the WELL Building Standard aims to create an environment that promotes healthy eating habits and encourages people to make healthy food choices.

The WELL Water Concept seeks to increase the rate of adequate hydration in building users, reduce health risks due to contaminated water and excessive moisture within buildings, and provide adequate sanitation in interior spaces.