WELL-AP Practice Exam Questions and Answers

A primary school principal would like to Improve the fitness of primary school students. Which of the following suggestions should the WELL AP recommend to also most a WELL feature?

The office manager has received several complaints that staff who use the boardroom can clearly hear and understand conversations that take place in the adjacent corridor. What is the likely cause of this acoustic issue?

The WELL project administrator realizes that a project's special circumstances do not meet the WELL features, as written. They would like to explore other means of compliance and cannot find a similar situation in the official International WELL Building Institute™ (IWBI™) guidelines. What should the project administrator do next?

Which of the following most affects respiratory health?

Which of the following techniques is used to remove pollutants that were introduced indoors during construction prior to occupancy?

Workplace family support includes parental leave policies that give paid paternity and maternity leave for the primary caregiver during any 12-month period for at least

As a part of a new initiative of a hospital, the program leader is targeting Feature C11: Civic Engagement. Which of the following policies should be implemented to support this endeavor?

Which of the following layouts would meet the requirements to provide enough exposure to meet the precondition in Light?

Please click on the Project Scenario A button to review the project scenario and answer the following question.

MILO DESIGN STUDIO - SHENZHEN, CHINA - PROJECT SCENARIO A

MILO is a small, multi-disciplinary design studio with 30 employees located in Shenzhen, China. Their

primary business is interior commercial fit-outs and they also offer sustainability consulting. Three of their employees have achieved their WELL AP credential.

They have recently leased one floor 21,528 ft.a (2 000 m2) in a building owned by another organization to use as their new studio office. This space includes floor to ceiling windows on all four exterior walls. While the windows are numerous, they are also highly tinted, with a visible light transmittance of approximately 0.35 (35%). They intend on installing several living plant walls and have included natural fibers and patterns in their finishings throughout.

Their building is located 984.25 ft. (300 m) from an underground train station and across the road (approx. 328.08 ft. (100 m)) from a large public park. While many employees have indicated that they bike to work on bike trails, the new building's landlord will not allow tenants to use the elevators to bring bicycles to their offices. Instead, their building has bike racks at the building entrance, an underground garage for bike storage, small rentable lockers and basic bike maintenance tools.

MILO considers itself a human-centric design firm and leads with a people-first approach through its

employee benefits and organizational policies. As an example, they offer a 50% discount on several

mindfulness apps and make guided meditation courses available twice per year to all employees on-site.

PROJECT SCOPE & GOALS

MILO has enrolled their office for WELL Certification to demonstrate their commitment to designing for well-being and employee health. They will be renovating and designing the entire fit-out themselves, including new space configurations that will prioritize natural light.

The space layout will include seating for 45 people in an open-plan office with hot-desking, three conference rooms and four individual phone booths. Additionally, they are planning to update lighting fixtures and purchase new office furniture. MILO do not provide any food or beverages on a daily basis except coffee and tea.

MILO is targeting WELL Certification at the Gold level or higher. This effort is being led by one of their inhouse WELL APs.

Based on the supplied information, the project would contribute to Feature M07 Restorative Spaces if they offered access to which of the following?

According to Feature M02: Nature and Place, what is one way to include design elements that provide a connection to place?

The guiding principle for promoting optimal circadian entrainment and sleep is

A client taking up one floor of a high-rise building is pulling together materials for an upcoming stakeholder charrette and has asked the WELL AP to review the information to ensure that the requirements of Feature C02: Integrative Process will be met. The WELL AP noticed that the list of invitees seemed long. In order to accommodate an effective charrette, which of the following groups should the WELL AP suggest that the client remove from the list of invitees?

Please click on the Project Scenario A button to review the project scenario and answer the following question.

MILO DESIGN STUDIO - SHENZHEN, CHINA - PROJECT SCENARIO A

MILO is a small, multi-disciplinary design studio with 30 employees located in Shenzhen, China. Their

primary business is interior commercial fit-outs and they also offer sustainability consulting. Three of their employees have achieved their WELL AP credential.

They have recently leased one floor 21,528 ft.a (2 000 m2) in a building owned by another organization to use as their new studio office. This space includes floor to ceiling windows on all four exterior walls. While the windows are numerous, they are also highly tinted, with a visible light transmittance of approximately 0.35 (35%). They intend on installing several living plant walls and have included natural fibers and patterns in their finishings throughout.

Their building is located 984.25 ft. (300 m) from an underground train station and across the road (approx. 328.08 ft. (100 m)) from a large public park. While many employees have indicated that they bike to work on bike trails, the new building's landlord will not allow tenants to use the elevators to bring bicycles to their offices. Instead, their building has bike racks at the building entrance, an underground garage for bike storage, small rentable lockers and basic bike maintenance tools.

MILO considers itself a human-centric design firm and leads with a people-first approach through its

employee benefits and organizational policies. As an example, they offer a 50% discount on several

mindfulness apps and make guided meditation courses available twice per year to all employees on-site.

PROJECT SCOPE & GOALS

MILO has enrolled their office for WELL Certification to demonstrate their commitment to designing for well-being and employee health. They will be renovating and designing the entire fit-out themselves, including new space configurations that will prioritize natural light.

The space layout will include seating for 45 people in an open-plan office with hot-desking, three conference rooms and four individual phone booths. Additionally, they are planning to update lighting fixtures and purchase new office furniture. MILO do not provide any food or beverages on a daily basis except coffee and tea.

MILO is targeting WELL Certification at the Gold level or higher. This effort is being led by one of their inhouse WELL APs.

Given the facade design, referenced in the protect scenario A, which feature is most appropriate for this project?

Which of the following ingredients is restricted in building products such as ceilings, wall panels, insulation products, furniture and millwork in Feature: X05 Enhanced Material Restrictions?

Which of the following describes the purpose of an alternative adherence path (AAP)?

An office building has installed water dispensers. At a minimum, how often should the mouth pieces, protective guards, and collective basins be cleaned?

There is evidence to suggest that environments with poor acoustics may lead to an increase in which of the following health impacts?

What is a key factor in promoting proper hydration?

What requirement within C02: Integrative Design includes communication about how implemented building operations, maintenance, programs and policies support adherence to WELL?

To achieve Feature C04: Occupant Survey, Part 2: Administer Survey and Report Results, an occupant survey is required to be administered how often?

An office building is at the design stage. The client has the goal of achieving acceptable thermal environment for building occupants. Which of the following strategies should the WELL AP suggest to address this goal and meet the requirements of a WELL feature?

According to Feature C01: Health and Wellness Promotion. Provide WELL Feature Guide, how frequently should a building manager send communications about health resources, programs, amenities and policies available to regular occupants?

Please click on the Project Scenario B button to review the project scenario and answer the following question.

BAY TOWERS BY BAYLEAF - SEATTLE, UNITED STATES - PROJECT SCENARIO

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The building enjoys abundant natural light through floor to ceiling windows which take in Elliot Bay city views. Although located behind a major highway (four-lanes of traffic), there is a pedestrian bridge which connects their ground floor reception to the riverfront park on the other side of the highway.

The building is owned and operated by Bayleaf Inc., a real-estate organization. The building is leased at a 70% occupancy rate by a range of tenants, including those in finance, technology and healthcare. The total expected occupancy of the building is 1,000 people.

Bay Towers is mechanically ventilated and currently has MERV 11 filters. As the building owner, Bayleaf provides HVAC fit-out for tenant spaces, but tenants complete the interior walls and supply the finishes and furniture themselves. While no food is provided by Bayleaf, some individual tenants do have pantries where they provide their own snacks and beverages for their own employees.

Bayleaf manages the building and operates the ground floor which includes the reception, building management office, meeting rooms, as well as the elevator banks on each floor and the rooftop. Meeting rooms are common amenities that are able to be booked by the tenants. Bayleaf has two employees that work at desks onsite, a receptionist at the front desk and a property manager in the building management office.

PROJECT SCOPE & GOALS

Bayleaf has enrolled Bay Towers for WELL Core Certification to attract and retain high-quality tenants and address growing tenant demand for well-being facilities.

As part of the WELL Core Certification scope, Bayleaf intends to renovate their ground floor and are open to leveraging some of this space to include health and well-being programming.

The scope of renovation will also include upgrades to the base building, such as staircases, end-of-trip facilities and the air filtration system. The rooftop will also be converted into a public green space for tenants to use for recreation. Tables, chairs and barbeque facilities will be added, as well as several gardens, including edible plots and lawn areas.

Bayleaf is hoping their WELL Core Certification will provide some initial feature compliance for tenants wishing to also pursue WELL Certification for their spaces.

Although the current MERV 11 filters in the return air ducts contribute toward compliance with Feature A04:

Construction Pollution Management, the installation of MERV 14 filters could help to achieve which additional feature?

A WELL project for a first recertification elects to be reviewed under the version for which it achieved initial certification. Under which of the following will the project be reviewed for subsequent recertifications?

Which of the following are short-term effects of poor indoor air quality?

An organic coffee shop would like to establish an internal policy to support healthy working hours for staff to meet Feature M06: Restorative Opportunities. Which of the following strategies should be addressed?

Which option best explains the intent of hands-free flushing, hands-free soap dispensers and hands-free hand drying?

During an initial kick-off meeting for a project pursuing WELL Certification, the team set a goal of supporting employee mental health by reducing work-associated stress and burnout while improving mood and sleep quality. Which of the following strategies could also contribute toward points in the Mind concept?

A project owner would like to raise awareness of healthy foods to their occupants. Which of the following strategies will also help fulfil a WELL feature?

A WELL v2™ project received their performance verification test results back and found that their water exceeded the allowed threshold of microorganisms. Which strategy should the WELL AP take to help the project continue pursuing certification?

What is the minimum number of responses required for a project with 300 regular occupants to comply with the requirements of Feature T02: Verified Thermal Comfort?

The annual average particulate matter (PM2.5) outside of an office is 30 ug/m*. Which of the following indoor test results meets the requirements of Feature A01: Air Quality?

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Based on the WELL Building Standard™, what is a possible contributing factor to Type 2 diabetes?

A financial service office is undergoing renovation and would like to provide nature access to its employees. Which of the following should the design loam include for regular occupants to access to moot Feature MO9 Enhanced Access to Nature?

Which concept contains a feature designed to provide a written guide to building occupants to promote a deeper understanding of WELL features?

Which type of artificial light can improve people's perception of a space?

Exposure to which of the following contributes to circadian photoentrainment, resulting in a "phase advance" shift of the circadian phase?

The Project must provide which of the following pieces of information at registration?

A WELL AP is coordinating feature documentation from various team members. The project's architect, owner and facility manager may be asked to provide what documentation?

What type of test should a building owner use to assess the building envelope's performance in regard to moisture protection?

Which of the following strategies is appropriate for meeting Feature L09 when providing supplemental lighting on occupant request?

A well-being team in a commercial office building is interested in starting a garden. Twenty of the 400 employees are interested in starting an herb and vegetable garden. A minimum of how much space is required for the garden to earn an Optimization in the WELL Building Standard™ (WELL™)?

For all spaces except dwelling units which of the following requirements must a dedicated eating space meet to the support mindful eating habits?

A design team is considering the WELL Building Standard™ to increase access to fresh, local and seasonal fruits and vegetables by reducing environmental barriers. Which of the following can also fulfill a WELL feature?

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B)

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A WELL AP is developing a project's waste management plan. Which of the following is the best strategy lot managing the cleaning of spills of mercury, pesticides and battery acid?

In one part of a university building the following rooms are all adjacent in a row and connected to the same corridor study room, classroom, classroom, recreation room, meditation room, classroom Which of the following rooms are most likely to require reprogramming or strategies for mitigating sound transmission?

A design for a WELL building has HVAC zones of 650 ft2 (60 m2) and less than 10 occupants for more than 90% of regularly occupied spaces. This design

An open office has an overhead T8 Fluorescent lighting system. To comply with Feature L04 Electric Lighting Glare Control, what is the maximum luminance for light omitted more than 45 degrees from nadir and below the horizontal plane?

A design for a WELL building has an entryway system composed of grilles that measure the width of the entrance and 10 ft. (3 m) long in the primary direction of travel. This design can meet healthy entryways by

Thermal Comfort is known to impact which of the following

A new retail pharmacy is designing a healthy entryway to achieve Pollution Infiltration Management. The entryway, which is 10 ft. (3 m) long and the width of the entrance, consists of a grating system and rollout mats to effectively reduce the transmission of pollutants. The entryway is vacuumed once a week by the facilities team. How should this healthy entryway be changed to meet the requirements of the standards?

A WELL AP analyzes the water quality results from on-site monitoring and laboratory-based tests to inform decision-making Which parameters are covered under Feature W02 Drinking Water Quality?

The WELL AP notices mold and fungal growth on some indoor walls and ceilings of enclosed regularly occupied spaces. Which of the following is the most likely cause of the mold and fungal growth?

Please click on the Project Scenario A button to review the project scenario and answer the following question.

MILO DESIGN STUDIO - SHENZHEN, CHINA - PROJECT SCENARIO A

MILO is a small, multi-disciplinary design studio with 30 employees located in Shenzhen, China. Their

primary business is interior commercial fit-outs and they also offer sustainability consulting. Three of their employees have achieved their WELL AP credential.

They have recently leased one floor 21,528 ft.a (2 000 m2) in a building owned by another organization to use as their new studio office. This space includes floor to ceiling windows on all four exterior walls. While the windows are numerous, they are also highly tinted, with a visible light transmittance of approximately 0.35 (35%). They intend on installing several living plant walls and have included natural fibers and patterns in their finishings throughout.

Their building is located 984.25 ft. (300 m) from an underground train station and across the road (approx. 328.08 ft. (100 m)) from a large public park. While many employees have indicated that they bike to work on bike trails, the new building's landlord will not allow tenants to use the elevators to bring bicycles to their offices. Instead, their building has bike racks at the building entrance, an underground garage for bike storage, small rentable lockers and basic bike maintenance tools.

MILO considers itself a human-centric design firm and leads with a people-first approach through its

employee benefits and organizational policies. As an example, they offer a 50% discount on several

mindfulness apps and make guided meditation courses available twice per year to all employees on-site.

PROJECT SCOPE & GOALS

MILO has enrolled their office for WELL Certification to demonstrate their commitment to designing for well-being and employee health. They will be renovating and designing the entire fit-out themselves, including new space configurations that will prioritize natural light.

The space layout will include seating for 45 people in an open-plan office with hot-desking, three conference rooms and four individual phone booths. Additionally, they are planning to update lighting fixtures and purchase new office furniture. MILO do not provide any food or beverages on a daily basis except coffee and tea.

MILO is targeting WELL Certification at the Gold level or higher. This effort is being led by one of their inhouse WELL APs.

Which additional Nourishment feature could the protect achieve?

Which of the following Air features is a precondition that addresses potential issues caused by benzene, formaldehyde and toulene contamination in occupiable spaces?

Which of the following ergonomic design strategies would a project team implement to achieve Part 1: Support Visual Ergonomics of Feature V02: Ergonomic Workstation Design?

A client has received feedback from employees that a library space, labelled as an enclosed quiet zone, is noisy and disruptive. Which strategy should the WELL AP recommend that could contribute to earning a WELL feature?

The owners of a project undergoing WELL Certification want to promote health and wellness. They have created a slide show of each of the WELL features that are achieved by the project, which will run on the screens installed in the lobby. In reviewing the slide-show, the WELL AP notices that a key element is missing.

Which of the following must be determined and included in the slide-show in order to meet the requirements of

Feature: C01 Health and Wellness Promotion?

A WELL AP is reviewing a zoning layout for a new WELL commercial fit-out project. Which of the following spaces should be labeled as acoustically quiet zones?

In Feature A11: Source Separation, to isolate indoor pollution sources, which of the following spaces would need to have all air exhausted so that it is expelled rather than recirculated?

The project's property management team is discussing ways to keep indoor volatile organic compound (VOC) levels as low as possible after building occupancy. Which of the following strategies is most effective?