Comparative overview of lighting credits from WELL environmental assessment method

Abstract

Beyond an energy-centric perspective, Building Environmental Assessment Methods (BEAM) may contribute to the achievement of healthier indoor built environments, allowing building sustainability to reach its full potential as a public health transformation tool. The objective of this paper is to characterize WELL V2 by means of two-stage heuristic analysis method (i.e. based on expert criteria): (i) a qualitative screening based on seven dimensions of analysis and (ii) a 0-100 quantitative assessment of nine dimensions of analysis. Our first stage results showed that WELL fulfilled all of the proposed criteria for other more established BEAM. Stage two results showed an overall score of 68, below LEED and BREEAM scores from the literature, and above CASBEE, HK-BEAM, and GREENSTAR. In terms of applicability, WELL lacks of lifecycle related criteria. WELL V2 showed a good comparative performance among BEAMs, placing it as a seminal method for the creation of new and more suitable wellbeing and health labelling systems, mimicking the role BREEAM played at the end of the 20th century. KEYWORDS: Integrative Lighting, Environmental Assessment Method, Overview

Beyond an energy - centric perspective, Building Environmental Assessment Methods (BEAM) may contribute to the achievement of healthier indoor built environments, allowing building sustainability to reach its full potential as a public health transformation too l. The objecti ve of this paper is to characterize WELL V2 by means of two -stage heuristic analysis method (i.e. based on expert criteria): (i) a qualitative screening based on seven dimensions of analysis and (ii) a 0 -100 quantitative assessment of nine dimensions of an alysis. Our first stage results showed that WELL fulfilled all of the proposed criteria for other more established BEAM. Stage two results showed an overall score of 68, below LEED and BREEAM scores from the literature, and above CASBEE, HK-BEAM, and GREEN STAR. In terms of applicability, WELL lack s of lifecycle related criteria. WELL V2 showed a good comparative performance among BEAMs, placing it as a seminal method for the creation of new and more suitable wellbeing and health labelling systems, mimicking the role BREEAM played at the end of the 20th century.