First New England Project to Achieve WELL Certification

Arup announced that it has achieved WELL Certified Gold in its new Boston office. Arup is the first to receive WELL Certification in New England at any level and the 14th globally to achieve WELL Certified Gold. Design team members include Dyer Brown Architects for architecture and interior design and Corderman & Company, Inc. as general contractor. In addition to their role as owner, Arup provided lighting design, WELL consulting, commissioning, acoustics, and structural engineering.
 
"Arup's WELL Certified Gold award demonstrates outstanding healthy building leadership," said Rick Fedrizzi, chairman and CEO of IWBI. "IWBI's mission is to bring human health and wellness to the forefront of building practices globally, and it is leaders in the building industry like Arup that are helping to advance this movement."

The WELL Building Standard is a performance-based certification system that marries best practices in design and construction with evidence-based scientific research. It identifies 105 performance metrics, design strategies, and procedures that can be implemented by owners, operators, and the design team to improve indoor environmental quality. Arup's Boston office earned the distinction based on seven categories of building performance: air, water, light, nourishment, fitness, comfort, and mind. To be awarded WELL Certification by IWBI, Arup underwent rigorous testing and a final evaluation carried out by Green Business Certification Inc. to ensure it met all WELL Certified Gold performance requirements.