HOW TO PREPARE BUILDINGS

FOR THE POST-COVID-19 ERA

FITWEL Viral Response Module &

WELL Health-Safety Rating
 A NEED FOR ACTION
As concerns about mental health emerge worldwide, and
intensify with the long-lasting Covid-19 crisis, the debate about
Health & Well-being at the workplace is rapidly evolving. We
currently spend 90% of our time within buildings, which makes
it essential for employers and property owners to act towards a
common goal: improve their employee's or occupant's indoor
environment. The current crisis has made one thing obvious: with
living spaces becoming simultaneously workplaces, buildings of
the future will need to be re-imagined. Returning to the office
will need to bring added value, well-being opportunities to
employees/occupants but above all, they will need to be risk-free.

FITWEL VIRAL RESPONSE

MODULE EXPLAINED

The Fitwel Viral Response Module certification has been created

by the Center for Active Design in response to the Covid-19
pandemic. It aims to develop strategies and guidelines within
buildings to limit viral transmissions, offering cost-effective
solutions based on strong scientific research. It thus helps to
increase the confidence of occupants and promote healthy and
resilient environments.

The Fitwel Viral Response Module certification is based on

three main pillars:

Encourage
Enhance Indoor
Behavioural
Environments
Change

Build Occupant
Trust

A building must meet at least 70% of all programme criteria to be

certified. It then obtains the title "Viral Response Certified". If the
building meets 90% or more of the evaluation criteria it is
awarded with the title "Viral Response Certified with Distinctions.
 "All strategies in the Viral
90%+
Response Module are weighted
Viral Response
Certified with
based upon strength of
Distinctions evidence as well as health
impacts. Depending on their
70 to 89%+
Viral Response
final module score, entities may
Certified be eligible for Viral Response
Certification, or Viral Response
Certification with Distinction."

WELL HEALTH-SAFETY
RATING EXPLAINED

The WELL Health-Safety Rating certification was developed by

the International WELL Building Institute for mitigating the
spread of Covid-19 and for guiding building owners and
operators during the current crisis. By contributing to the
development of operational policies, maintenance protocols,
stakeholder engagement and contingency plans, its target is to
make buildings more resilient to crisis and prepare for the post-
Covid-19 era.

The certification contains 6 areas of action:

In order to obtain
certification, the building
must meet at least 15 of
Cleaning & the 21 criteria. It is then
Sanitization awarded the WELL Health
Procedures and Safety rated for the
reference year.
Emergency
Preparedness
Programs
Air & Water
Health Service
Quality
Resources
Management
Stakeholder
Innovation Engagement &
Communication
 IS IT APPLICABLE TO YOU ?
Property owners or asset managers striving to enhance the
Health & Well-being of occupants - and facing the challenges of
re-opening offices during the Covid-19 crisis;
Medium and large corporate occupiers that want to guarantee
a healthy and safe workspace for their employees.

OPPORTUNITIES
Obtain an internationally recognised certification for the
prevention of viral risks;
Stand out from competitors by putting human health at the
heart of your company's preoccupations;
Prepare emergency plan of action to avoid being caught off
guard;
Provide a safe space for building occupants in the midst of the
Covid-19 crisis;
Provide cleaner, healthier working and living conditions;
Increase occupants/employees trust and reduce absenteeism;
Reduce stress and mental health issues among employees or
occupants;
Take a step closer towards the globally recognised health and
wellness certifications Fitwel and WELL.

COSTS

FITWEL WELL
____________________

Registration : $500
Individual spaces &
buildings not yet
Annual Fees at entity registered to pursue WELL
level : $4 500 Certification annual overall
cost per asset : $4 200
Annual Fees per Asset :
$200

Both schemes are valid for one year. However, the WELL Health-
Safety Rating certification could appear more advantageous for
the certification of a single building while the Fitwel Viral
Response Module certification could be more appropriate for the
certification of a portfolio of buildings.
HOW CAN LONGEVITY
GUIDE YOU THROUGH
THE CERTIFICATION
PROCESS

Our experts support companies to guarantee working and living

spaces that comply with high-level hygiene standards.

THE LONGEVITY
APPROACH :
3.Strategies &
Guidelines
Development

2.Data Collection
& Pre-Assessment
Processes

1.Scope & Priorities 4.Certification

Definition to Establish Submission + Q&A
Realistic Goals (entity level)

5.Certification
Submission + Q&A
(building level)

In order to ensure you have the best strategy in place, our team
will carry out a pre-study of the certification system of your
choice, offering you advice and guidance to ensure you make the
best decisions for your asset. We will assist you in developing
internal strategies and guidelines to ensure high levels of hygiene
while identifying the strengths and weaknesses of your existing
strategies and practices.

Longevity Partners offers an integrated approach to guide its

clients in achieving its goals to become more resilient to the
spread of infectious respiratory diseases such as Corona virus as
well as Influenza and Legionnaires' disease.
UNLOCKING
SUSTAINABLE VALUE

HOW CAN LONGEVITY GUIDE THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

THROUGH THE PATH TO RESILIENCE ?

Corporate Sustainability Portfolio Asset Data Carbon

Strategy Development & Management Management & Footprinting
Management Optimisation

Energy & Energy Performance Net-Zero PV Feasibility

Sustainability Audits Contract Guarantee Studies

Certifications Green Building Acquisition Climate Risk &

& Standards Construction Support & Due Diligence Resilience

Electric Vehicle Circular Economy Health & Social Value &

Feasibility Studies Solutions Wellbeing Impact

Founded in 2015, Longevity

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Partners works to make the built LONDON

environment more responsible,
carbon-neutral and resilient.
Longevity Partners provides first-
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For more information Divya Hariramani Herrero, Frédéric Bardy,

Innovation & Energy Energy & Sustainability
on our Health & Well- Consultant Analyst
being services, please dxh@longevity.co.uk fb@longevity.co.uk
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