Artificial ingredients

My project does not sell or provide food and beverages on a daily basis. Which Nourishment features are applicable and will contribute to the project's scorecard?

If a project does not sell or provide food and/or beverages on a daily basis, it is considered in compliance with the precondition Features 38, 39, 40, 43 and 44. However, precondition Features 41 and 45 are still applicable to the project. Regardless of whether or not a project serves food on a daily basis, all Nourishment optimizations will be considered on the project scorecard and contribute to scoring.

We have food delivered twice a week to our building and our occupants consume the food throughout the week. As project owners, are we classified as providing food on a daily basis?

Yes. Food is considered to be provided on a daily basis if it is available to occupants each day. This is irrespective of the frequency of delivery.

My project has foods prepared on site. Does it have to meet the listed requirements?

Yes, all foods and beverages that are sold and provided must comply with the requirements. This includes packaged and prepared items, as well as all items in vending machines.

In my country the food labeling required by the WELL Building Standard are not part of local code. How can our project comply with the labeling requirements?

The food labeling requirements are applicable to all projects regardless of local code, however a project may submit an Alternative Adherence Path (AAP) for review if they believe the food labeling provided by the project meets the intent of the feature. The project may need to conduct their own analysis of the food being provided to confirm nutritional information.

How should food labeling be done for food items packaged and prepared on site?

Food prepared or packaged on-site can utilize menu boards and signage at the point of decision to convey the food nutrition and allergy information criteria. Food packaged onsite can also decide to add this information to the packing instead.

In my project, meals are prepared on-site without a static menu or ingredients and are offered in varied portions. Does WELL require these meals to include nutritional information and ingredients labelling?

To meet the WELL Building Standard requirements, meals prepared on site must include nutritional information. This may require a project to test meals for nutritional information or calculate the expected nutritional information based on the ingredients used. Labeling should be clearly visible to occupants.

This is a legacy version of the WELL Building Standard. Please check the latest version here.