Build Magazine April 2016

Build Magazine 37 Architecture In 2014, the AIA announced a partnership with the American Institute of Architects Foun- dation and Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture to form the first-ever Design and Health Research Consortium, a group of leading academic public health institutions and universities that helps translate research on design’s influence on public health into architectural practice for policymakers, design and public health professionals and the general public. Pioneered by Delos™, the WELL Building Standard (WELL) is the first building standard to focus exclusively on the health and well- ness of the people in buildings. WELL is an evidence and performance-based system for measuring, certifying and monitoring features that impact human health and well-being in the built environment, through air, water, nourishment, light, fitness, comfort and mind. WELL is administered by IWBI and third-party certified by Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI). To date, the program has enrolled nearly 30 million square feet of building pro- jects in 13 countries.