WELL AP Study Guide UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS and CORRECT Answers
The WELL Building Standard is organized into________ major categories of wellness called
concepts. - CORRECT ANSWER - Seven
A feature is one of the _________ sections of the WELL Building Standard with a specific health
intent. - CORRECT ANSWER - 105
A(n) _________ is a requirement of a feature that dictates certain parameters or metrics to be
met. - CORRECT ANSWER - part
The aim of the _________ is to promote the continuous advancement of WELL and allow
project teams to achieve higher certification levels. - CORRECT ANSWER - Innovation
features
A(n) _______ is a feature that is mandatory for all levels of WELL certification. - CORRECT
ANSWER - precondition
A(n) _____ is an additional feature that ca be used as a flexible pathway to achieve higher levels
or WELL certification. - CORRECT ANSWER - optimization
Many of the features in WELL were developed to have _______ with other green building and
sustainability programs, such as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
green building program from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Living
Building Challenge from the International Living Future Institute. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Synergy
_______ between WELL concepts and their features can affect aspects of building systems, such
as increased energy use or increased building costs. - CORRECT ANSWER - Trade-offs
, The New and Existing Buildings project type can only be applied to buildings where a minimum
of ______ % of the total floor area is occupied by the building owner and is operated by the
same management. - CORRECT ANSWER - 90
The ______ project type addresses portions or the entirety of a building's interior space, unless
the building is undergoing major renovations. - CORRECT ANSWER - New and Existing
Interiors
The Core and Shell project type can only be applied to buildings where up to _______ % of the
space is fully controlled by the building owner. - CORRECT ANSWER - 25
Currently, there are ______ WELL pilot programs available to projects that meet specific space
types. - CORRECT ANSWER - Six
List the number of features within each of the seven WELL Concepts, as well as the number of
Innovation features. - CORRECT ANSWER - Air Concept-29 features
Water Concept- 8 features
Nourishment Concept- 15 features
Light Concept- 11 features
Fitness Concept- 8 features
Comfort Concept- 12 features
Mind Concept- 17 features
Innovation- 5 features
What are two examples of synergy between the WELL Building Standard and other green
building and sustainability certification programs? - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the
features in the Air Concept specifies that a percentage of the furniture in a project meet voluntary
material reporting requirements, such as those in Imperative 10 of the Living Building Challenge
3.0. Another feature in the Air Concept has the same requirements for permanent entry walk-off
systems as those found in one of the Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) credits for the LEED v4
Building Design and Construction (BD+C) rating system.
QUESTIONS and CORRECT Answers
The WELL Building Standard is organized into________ major categories of wellness called
concepts. - CORRECT ANSWER - Seven
A feature is one of the _________ sections of the WELL Building Standard with a specific health
intent. - CORRECT ANSWER - 105
A(n) _________ is a requirement of a feature that dictates certain parameters or metrics to be
met. - CORRECT ANSWER - part
The aim of the _________ is to promote the continuous advancement of WELL and allow
project teams to achieve higher certification levels. - CORRECT ANSWER - Innovation
features
A(n) _______ is a feature that is mandatory for all levels of WELL certification. - CORRECT
ANSWER - precondition
A(n) _____ is an additional feature that ca be used as a flexible pathway to achieve higher levels
or WELL certification. - CORRECT ANSWER - optimization
Many of the features in WELL were developed to have _______ with other green building and
sustainability programs, such as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
green building program from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the Living
Building Challenge from the International Living Future Institute. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Synergy
_______ between WELL concepts and their features can affect aspects of building systems, such
as increased energy use or increased building costs. - CORRECT ANSWER - Trade-offs
, The New and Existing Buildings project type can only be applied to buildings where a minimum
of ______ % of the total floor area is occupied by the building owner and is operated by the
same management. - CORRECT ANSWER - 90
The ______ project type addresses portions or the entirety of a building's interior space, unless
the building is undergoing major renovations. - CORRECT ANSWER - New and Existing
Interiors
The Core and Shell project type can only be applied to buildings where up to _______ % of the
space is fully controlled by the building owner. - CORRECT ANSWER - 25
Currently, there are ______ WELL pilot programs available to projects that meet specific space
types. - CORRECT ANSWER - Six
List the number of features within each of the seven WELL Concepts, as well as the number of
Innovation features. - CORRECT ANSWER - Air Concept-29 features
Water Concept- 8 features
Nourishment Concept- 15 features
Light Concept- 11 features
Fitness Concept- 8 features
Comfort Concept- 12 features
Mind Concept- 17 features
Innovation- 5 features
What are two examples of synergy between the WELL Building Standard and other green
building and sustainability certification programs? - CORRECT ANSWER - One of the
features in the Air Concept specifies that a percentage of the furniture in a project meet voluntary
material reporting requirements, such as those in Imperative 10 of the Living Building Challenge
3.0. Another feature in the Air Concept has the same requirements for permanent entry walk-off
systems as those found in one of the Indoor Environmental Quality (EQ) credits for the LEED v4
Building Design and Construction (BD+C) rating system.
