WELL AP EXAM- INTRO & AIR
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS and
CORRECT Answers
Precertification - CORRECT ANSWER - an interim designation for projects that have
plans or designs to achieve WELL features that are yet to be constructed or otherwise
implemented
Implementation-stage documents - CORRECT ANSWER - Construction/ implemented
program| Represent the final project; WELL Certification requires approval of all
Implementation-stage documents for features being
pursued.
Intent-stage documents - CORRECT ANSWER - Intent-stage documents are created to
represent early-stage design or plans for the development of a program, policy, or operations
protocol
Once the WELL report is issued, the project team have how many days to either accept their
WELL report or initiate curative actions or an appeal? - CORRECT ANSWER - 180 days
Performance Verification process - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) a WELL Performance
Testing Agent will visit the site and conduct onsite performance testing. (samples collection,
send to lab, analyze results, photographic evidence).
2) These results are submitted to GBCI so that the GBCI WELL Reviewer can complete a third-
party review of the onsite testing results along with any other documentation that has been
submitted.
3) GBCI's review will determine whether a feature has been achieved
,Difference between WELL Certification and WELL Profolio testing - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Photographs for documents review may be taken by either project teams or
a WELL Performance Testing Agent in WELL Portfolio (P11).
2. Projects in the WELL Portfolio program are not required to have all documentation complete
before undergoing performance verification (P13).
3. Can have sharable documents
4. Auditing (square root of the number of projects to which the documents is assigned: (P14)
5. Only individual projects can be pre-certified. There is no portfolio-level precertification and
WELL certification.
WELL Core vs WELL V2: What project is suitable to pursue a WELL Core pathway? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. The majority of the regular building occupants are not
employed by the project owner or related to management of the property.
2. At least 75% of the project area is occupied by one or more tenants and/or serves as common
space in the building accessible to all tenants.
3. At least 2.5% of the total building floor area is available for performance testing. If common
areas and spaces under owner control comprise less than 2.5% of total building floor area, the
project must supplement with tenant spaces
Leased space vs Non-leased Spaces - CORRECT ANSWER - Leased Spaces: All areas
within the project boundary that are leased to or owned by tenants.
Non-leased Spaces: All areas within the project boundary that is not considered leased space
What is Extent of Developer Buildout? - CORRECT ANSWER - Includes all non-leased
space and all construction within the leased space for which the project team is responsible.
, Eligibillity for Performance Verification - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Documents
approved: Not for WELL Core
2. Construction complete (WELL Core Certification: tenant spaces do not need to be completed;
multifamily residential projects: do not need to be furnished)
3. projects must also reach 50% occupancy and
4. at least one month must have passed since the certificate of occupancy was issued (WELL
Core and multifamily residential projects are exempt from these requirements)
WELL Portfolio Feature review: Documents (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Implementation-stage documents to pursue features
2. Intent-stage for any individual project targeting the Precertification designation
3. Annual reporting and feature re-verification
4. Results from performance testing
1. For WELL v1 projects and v2 projects in which GBCI is the WELL Performance Testing|
Organization, a comprehensive WELL report will be available on the WELL Digital Platform
within __ business
days of the completion of performance testing?
2. What about project uses non-GBCI (WELL v2)? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 40-45
business days
2. WELL v2 project which uses non-GBCI; the WELL report will be available within 20-25
business days of submission of performance testing results.
3. Once the WELL report is issued, the project team is required to either accept their WELL
report via the WELL Digital Platform or initiate curative actions or an appeal within 180
calendar days.
WELL Report (Porfolio): 3 sections (timeline) - CORRECT ANSWER - - The
comprehensive report will be available within 20-25 business days of submission of the last
round of review required. includes
1) WELL Portfolio report: the features that have been achieved and for which projects and the
WELL Portfolio Score.
2)WELL Certification report for any projects that have achieved the certification within the
review cycle
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS and
CORRECT Answers
Precertification - CORRECT ANSWER - an interim designation for projects that have
plans or designs to achieve WELL features that are yet to be constructed or otherwise
implemented
Implementation-stage documents - CORRECT ANSWER - Construction/ implemented
program| Represent the final project; WELL Certification requires approval of all
Implementation-stage documents for features being
pursued.
Intent-stage documents - CORRECT ANSWER - Intent-stage documents are created to
represent early-stage design or plans for the development of a program, policy, or operations
protocol
Once the WELL report is issued, the project team have how many days to either accept their
WELL report or initiate curative actions or an appeal? - CORRECT ANSWER - 180 days
Performance Verification process - CORRECT ANSWER - 1) a WELL Performance
Testing Agent will visit the site and conduct onsite performance testing. (samples collection,
send to lab, analyze results, photographic evidence).
2) These results are submitted to GBCI so that the GBCI WELL Reviewer can complete a third-
party review of the onsite testing results along with any other documentation that has been
submitted.
3) GBCI's review will determine whether a feature has been achieved
,Difference between WELL Certification and WELL Profolio testing - CORRECT
ANSWER - 1. Photographs for documents review may be taken by either project teams or
a WELL Performance Testing Agent in WELL Portfolio (P11).
2. Projects in the WELL Portfolio program are not required to have all documentation complete
before undergoing performance verification (P13).
3. Can have sharable documents
4. Auditing (square root of the number of projects to which the documents is assigned: (P14)
5. Only individual projects can be pre-certified. There is no portfolio-level precertification and
WELL certification.
WELL Core vs WELL V2: What project is suitable to pursue a WELL Core pathway? -
CORRECT ANSWER - 1. The majority of the regular building occupants are not
employed by the project owner or related to management of the property.
2. At least 75% of the project area is occupied by one or more tenants and/or serves as common
space in the building accessible to all tenants.
3. At least 2.5% of the total building floor area is available for performance testing. If common
areas and spaces under owner control comprise less than 2.5% of total building floor area, the
project must supplement with tenant spaces
Leased space vs Non-leased Spaces - CORRECT ANSWER - Leased Spaces: All areas
within the project boundary that are leased to or owned by tenants.
Non-leased Spaces: All areas within the project boundary that is not considered leased space
What is Extent of Developer Buildout? - CORRECT ANSWER - Includes all non-leased
space and all construction within the leased space for which the project team is responsible.
, Eligibillity for Performance Verification - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. Documents
approved: Not for WELL Core
2. Construction complete (WELL Core Certification: tenant spaces do not need to be completed;
multifamily residential projects: do not need to be furnished)
3. projects must also reach 50% occupancy and
4. at least one month must have passed since the certificate of occupancy was issued (WELL
Core and multifamily residential projects are exempt from these requirements)
WELL Portfolio Feature review: Documents (4) - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Implementation-stage documents to pursue features
2. Intent-stage for any individual project targeting the Precertification designation
3. Annual reporting and feature re-verification
4. Results from performance testing
1. For WELL v1 projects and v2 projects in which GBCI is the WELL Performance Testing|
Organization, a comprehensive WELL report will be available on the WELL Digital Platform
within __ business
days of the completion of performance testing?
2. What about project uses non-GBCI (WELL v2)? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. 40-45
business days
2. WELL v2 project which uses non-GBCI; the WELL report will be available within 20-25
business days of submission of performance testing results.
3. Once the WELL report is issued, the project team is required to either accept their WELL
report via the WELL Digital Platform or initiate curative actions or an appeal within 180
calendar days.
WELL Report (Porfolio): 3 sections (timeline) - CORRECT ANSWER - - The
comprehensive report will be available within 20-25 business days of submission of the last
round of review required. includes
1) WELL Portfolio report: the features that have been achieved and for which projects and the
WELL Portfolio Score.
2)WELL Certification report for any projects that have achieved the certification within the
review cycle
