Are you feeling WELL?

One might ask, “What does WELL stand for?” and the answer is simple but yet complex. The simple answer is WELL is not an acronym that means to convey the question, “are you feeling well?”; in the commercial real estate world, the answer has far more meaning. At the August REAL Chicago meeting, Members and Guests had the opportunity to learn more about the WELL Building Standards and WELL Certification during a presentation from Keara Fanning, VP of Sustainability at JLL. Keara shared with everyone how the WELL Standards Program (launched in 2014) is about creating healthier, more productive places for people. WELL Certification is a performance-based system for measuring, certifying, and monitoring features of the built environment that impact human health and wellbeing. After reviewing the various concepts that the WELL program addresses, everyone left the meeting enlightened and truly WELL informed about how they can help their clients improve their real estate properties and investments.