An introduction to two sustainable certifications for interior architecture - LEED CI and the WELL Building Standard.

1. AN INTRODUCTION

3. Why?
As humans, we spend 90% of our time
indoors. That time should be spent in
spaces that allow us to breathe easy,
give us views of nature and daylight,
and make us healthier and more
productive.
“ We shape our buildings, and
afterwards our buildings shape us”
--Winston Churchill

4. Why?
“Staff costs, including salaries and
benefits, typically account for about
90% of business operating costs.
--World Green Building Council
A healthy, happy workforce is a vital
component of a productive, successful
business in the long-term.”

5. Why?
“Viewed over a 30-year period, initial
building costs account for
approximately just 2 percent of the
total, while operations and
maintenance costs equal 6 percent,
and personnel costs equal 92 percent.
Recent studies have shown that green
building measures taken during
construction or renovation can result
in significant building operational
savings, as well as increases in
employee productivity.”
--Sustainable Building Technical Manual

6. Why?
“Employer costs for employee compensation
for civilian workers averaged $33.58 per hour
worked in December 2015... Wages and
salaries averaged $23.06 per hour worked
and accounted for 68.7 percent of these
costs, while benefits averaged $10.52 and
accounted for the remaining 31.3 percent.
Total employer compensation costs for
private industry workers averaged $31.70 per
hour worked in December 2015.”
-- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, March 10, 2016

7. Why?
“In 2015, the average annual premiums for
employer-sponsored health insurance are
$6,251 for single coverage and $17,545 for
family coverage. Each rose 4% over the 2014
average premiums. During the same period,
workers’ wages increased 1.9% and inflation
declined by 0.2%. Premiums for family
coverage increased 27% during the last five
years, the same rate they grew between
2005 and 2010 but significantly less than
they did between 2000 to 2005 (69%).”
-- Kaiser Family Foundation,
2015 Employer Health Benefits Survey

8. Why?
“Consider the 3-30-300 rule of thumb, which
proposes that the greatest financial savings
from greening a workplace can emerge not in
resource conservation, but in productivity
gains. If an organization spends $3 per
square foot on annual utilities, $30 on rent
and $300 on payroll, a 2 percent energy
efficiency improvement equals savings of 6
cents per square foot. More impressive,
achieving a 2 percent productivity
improvement would result in a whopping $6
financial gain in revenue per square foot. As
beneficial as energy savings can be, any
green investment that increases employee
wellness and productivity can have
exponentially greater value.”
--Green and Productive? Metrics Can Show You
the Money

9. “The space that you choose for your company is the body language of
your company. It says something about who you are before you even
talk about who you are. Where you are located, how your space is
designed, the colors and connections to your brand are all messages
you send to your employees and your customers.”
---Keith Perske, Executive Managing Director,
Workplace Innovation for Colliers

12. LEED for Interior Design +
Construction
LEED for Interior Design and
Construction (LEED ID+C) enables
project teams who may not have
control over whole building operations
to develop indoor spaces that are
better for the planet and for people.

13. LEED certification
Prerequisites are the green building
standards every project must meet.
Credits allow project teams to
customize how they pursue
certification. By fulfilling credits,
projects earn points that determine its
certification level: Certified (40-49
points), Silver (50-59 points), Gold (60-
79 points) and Platinum (80+).
Credits are earned in several major
categories.

14. Location & Transportation
Focus on the surrounding
neighborhood and transportation
options to access the site
• LEED ND Development
• Surrounding Density & Diverse
Uses
• Access to Quality Transit
• Bicycle Facilities
• Reduced Parking Footprint

15. Water Use
Focus on the various water consuming
fixtures on site—both those in the
tenant premises, and those tenants
can be reasonably expected to use—
and requires reduction below what is
allowed by code
• Indoor Water Use Reduction

16. Energy & Atmosphere
Requires the reduction of overall
energy consumption footprint and
commissioning to ensure compliance
of construction with design for better
end operational performance
• Optimize Energy Performance
• Refrigerant Management
• Metering
• Renewable Energy Production
• Green Power & Carbon Offsets
• Commissioning & Verification

17. Materials & Resources
Scrutinizes both the procurement and
disposal of materials to reduce life
cycle impact and exposure to
chemicals of concern.
• Long term lease commitment
• Waste Management
• Building Product Disclosures
• Life cycle impact of interiors

18. Indoor Environmental
Quality
Scrutinizes both the procurement and
disposal of materials to reduce life
cycle impact and exposure to
chemicals of concern.
• Tobacco smoke control
• Low-emitting materials
• Construction Air Quality
Management
• IAQ Assessment
• Thermal Comfort
• Interior Lighting
• Daylighting
• Views
• Acoustics

19. Innovation & Regional
Priority
Allows for development and testing of
new and innovative approaches to
design, as well as the pursuit of credits
which have been deemed by the local
chapter to be of critical importance for
pursuit in the region
• Exemplary Performance
• Regional Priority
• Innovation

21. Formation of the Standard
WELL is the culmination of seven years of
rigorous research. In order to finalize WELL for
release, IWBI undertook a comprehensive expert
peer review process, which included three
phases, & culminated in the release of the WELL
Building Standard v1.0.
• During the scientific review phase, leading
researchers reviewed and responded
specifically to performance benchmarks set
by WELL, such as air and water
contaminants, the relationship between
indoor lighting and our circadian rhythm,
and mold and other biological contaminants.
• The second, practitioner review phase
included engaging with leading building
science and green building practitioners for
further review and refinement of the
standard.
• The final peer review phase was led by Dr.
Michael Roizen, Chief Wellness Officer of
the Cleveland Clinic, and consisted of a
comprehensive medical review of the WELL
Building Standard.

22. Concepts Behind the
Standard
We believe that buildings should be
developed with people’s health and
wellness at the center of design. The
WELL Building Standard takes a holistic
approach to health in the built
environment addressing behavior,
operations and design.
WELL is a performance-based system
for measuring, certifying, and
monitoring features of the built
environment that impact human
health and wellbeing, through air,
water, nourishment, light, fitness,
comfort, and mind.

23. Structure of the Standard
WELL is composed of 7 Concepts &
102 Features that are applied to each
building project, and each WELL
Feature is designed to address issues
that impact the health, comfort, or
knowledge of occupants.
Features can be:
• Performance-based standards:
allow flexibility in how a project
meets acceptable quantified
thresholds.
• Descriptive standards: require
that specific technology, design
strategies, or protocols are
implemented.

24. WELL certification
WELL Features are categorized as
either Preconditions—necessary for
baseline WELL Certification or
Compliance, or Optimizations—
optional enhancements, which
together determine the level of
certification above baseline
certification.
• Silver – all preconditions met
• Gold – all preconditions and 40%
of optimizations met
• Platinum – all preconditions and
80%+ of optimizations met

25. Air
Looks at material and construction
safety, but also maintenance and
operations measures to reduce
exposure to harmful contaminants.
• Ventilation effectiveness,
displacement ventilation, outdoor
air systems, air flush, toxin
infiltration into space
• Filtration and air purification
• Cleaning protocol, microbe and
mold control, pest control,
cleanable surfaces and cleaning
equipment
• Material Safety

26. Water
Considers and outlines a variety of
organic and inorganic contaminants for
which projects must first test and
measure the presence of, then filter
out.
• Water testing and monitoring
• Inorganic Contaminants
• Organic Contaminants
• Agricultural Contaminants
• Public Water Additives
• Drinking Water Promotion

27. Nourishment
Encourages promotion of healthy food
options, labeling of food allergens and
nutrition information, safe food
preparation, and mindful eating.
• Food contamination, production,
and sanitary preparation
• Labeling of artificial ingredients,
nutrition information, allergens
• Food advertising
• Proper portion control
• Space for and encouragement of
mindful eating

28. Light
Encourages designs that utilize
daylight with glare control and
addresses “right to light”. Also covers
the quality of natural light, and the
health effects of quality lighting.
• Daylighting access, modeling, and
glare control
• Lighting design and how it is
affected by other surfaces and
contrast
• Circadian lighting and circadian
photoentrainment
• Light quality

29. Fitness
Rewards environments which are
designed to provide the incentive and
opportunity to increase daily fitness.
• Circulation enhancement
• Activity incentives and structured
fitness programs
• Spaces and equipment for physical
activity
• Active furnishings and active
design
• Active transportation support

30. Comfort
Focuses on a range of comfort types,
including ergonomics, acoustics,
olfactory, and thermal comfort.
• ADA compliance
• Physical and visual ergonomics
• Interior and externally generated
noise levels
• Reverberation time, sound
masking, sound barriers, and
sound reducing surfaces
• Thermal comfort, including
individual thermal control and
radiant thermal comfort

31. Mind
In the physical space, this concept
focuses on beauty, biophilia, material
transparency, and integrative design.
But it reaches beyond into office
policies and HR concerns as well.
• Integrative Design
• Biophilic Design
• Adaptable spaces
• Material transparency
• Healthy sleep policy
• Business travel
• Stress and Addiction Treatment
• Altruism
• Self Monitoring
• Organizational Transparency

32. Design
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33. Design
Development
Construction
Documents
ConstructionPre-Design &
Planning
Schematic
Design
consultants
architect
engineers
contractor
client
broker
client
design
team
build
team