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We have seen it before, and we’ll see it again: a new building that looks incredible, designed and constructed to the highest standards available at the time, well-equipped with the latest technology.

It pops right off the skyline, which the owners and architects intended when they paid for the land and received planning approvals.

"The fact is that you can’t manage what you don’t measure, and we need to measure the performance of our buildings to understand them and improve them," said Jack Noonan, vice president, Commercial, APAC Region, International WELL Building Institute.  “As an industry, we have seen more and more examples of poor performing new buildings, and our competitive and solutions-focused community sought to fix the problem,” he said.

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International WELL Building Institute

International WELL Building Institute

The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) is a public benefit corporation and the world’s leading organization focused on deploying people-first places to advance a global culture of health. IWBI mobilizes its community through the administration of the WELL Building Standard (WELL Standard) and WELL ratings and certifications, management of the WELL AP credential, the pursuit of applicable research, the development of educational resources and advocacy for policies that promote health and well-being everywhere. More information on WELL can be found here.

IWBI is a participant of the United Nations Global Compact, the world’s largest corporate citizenship initiative, and helps companies advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through the use of WELL.

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