Pricing

We spend approximately 90% of our time indoors and our buildings can have a profound impact on our health and well-being. WELL outlines a comprehensive approach to creating healthy spaces, leveraging design strategies, operational protocols, personnel policies and performance thresholds.

We need to take a data-driven approach to creating healthy spaces because our bodies react to the quality of the air we breathe, the water we drink, the light we see and the sound we hear. WELL enables you to achieve evidence-based strategies that have a positive impact on human health.

We can’t improve what we don’t measure, therefore our environments should be optimized and tested to promote health and well-being. WELL Certified projects meet global benchmarks for performance, gaining public recognition for their visible and rigorous commitment to human health.

The changes to the pricing structure behind WELL reflect our overall goals for WELL v2: simplification, accessibility and flexibility. Instead of pricing adjusted by building type, overall pricing is now calculated at a nominal flat rate per square foot across the board. WELL v2 projects will now have the option of a single-cycle pricing structure or a three- or five-year subscription, depending on what best meets their needs. Project teams are able to select their own performance testing agent and thus the cost of on-site performance testing are separated from the new certification fees.

For an overview of WELL v2 pricing, click here.

For WELL v2 projects, fees for onsite performance testing are separate and not included in the WELL Certification fees. The fees for a WELL Performance Testing Agent will appear on the pricing quote, but project teams may select their own WELL Performance Testing Agent and contract with them separately.

WELL v2 interior projects within WELL v2 Core or WELL v1 Core & Shell buildings qualify for a 20% discount. Markets and building sectors below qualify for a 35% discount:

• Market based: Countries listed in the "lower-middle" and "low" income groups as per the 2016 analysis according to the World Bank Atlas Method will qualify for a developing market discount. This index analyzes Gross National Income per capita at nominal values.
• Government/municipal buildings: Buildings that serve "government agencies", which are entities 100% owned by government and serve government function.
• Schools: Includes all educational facilities, such as public and private schools, primary and secondary and higher education.
• Non-profit, charitable organizations: Tax exempt entities organized and operated exclusively for charitable purpose. The term "charitable" is based on relevant definition used under applicable non-profit legislation and includes relief for the poor, the distressed, or the underprivileged; advancement of religion; advancement of education or science; erecting or maintaining public buildings, monuments, or works; lessening the burdens of government; lessening neighborhood tensions; eliminating prejudice and discrimination; defending human and civil rights secured by law; and combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency.
• Low-income / affordable housing: Projects may be considered "low-income housing" for the purposes of WELL if at least 40% of units are reserved for households makings 60% or less than the area median income and if housing costs are deemed "affordable" for those households. Housing is defined as "affordable" when total cost of rent is no more than 33% of income; thus, total annual cost must not exceed 20% of area median income. The area median income (AMI) is the household income for the median — or middle — household in a region. The region should include the more-populated urban core and its less-populated surrounding territories, sharing industry, infrastructure, and housing.

Note: Market and sector discounts specified above may not be combined. Projects may be required to submit documentation to demonstrate eligibility for any of the above referenced discounts.