Build your custom FF&E and OS&E materials library today -- and achieve WELL certification faster for your hotel.
The WELL certification (WELL) is a globally recognized standard for buildings, interiors, and communities that focuses on enhancing people's health and well-being. By obtaining WELL certification for your hotel, you demonstrate your commitment to providing a healthy and sustainable environment for your guests and employees.
Additionally, WELL certification differentiates your hotel from competitors and attracts health-conscious travelers. It can also lead to cost savings through improved energy and water efficiency, and increased productivity among employees.
One of the requirements for WELL centers around materials. The scoring system used to evaluate this aspect takes into account furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) and operating supplies and equipment (OS&E).
Learn more: What is FF&E: The Ultimate Guide to Specification, Procurement, and More
This is called the WELL Material Ingredients credit. It is used to assess the materials and products used in a building to ensure they do not contain harmful chemicals and promote the health and well-being of the building occupants. The credit is divided into three subcategories:
Each subcategory has a certain number of points available, and the total score for the Material Ingredients credit will depend on the scores achieved in each subcategory. The higher the score, the better.
The Material Transparency subcategory, for example, allows a maximum of 3 points. You get one point for each of the 3 requirements under this subcategory.
One requirement states that “at least 25 distinct, permanently installed products (including flooring, insulation, wet-applied products, ceiling and wall assemblies and systems) and furniture” should have their ingredients disclosed.
This disclosure can be done through the manufacturer, a disclosure organization, or a third party.
If you meet this specific requirement, you earn one point.
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Image: Inn at Moonlight Beach
Managing all your FF & E and OS&E is hard enough – keeping track of WELL requirements makes it even more complicated.
The solution is to build a materials library that manages both your brand standards and WELL standards.
In Fohlio, for example, you can create a checklist that keeps track of all your materials and the specific WELL requirements that they meet. That means you can simply open your library, select FF&E and OS&E that tick the WELL box, and that’s it!
You’ll be saving yourself and your team hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars in your efforts to achieve certification.
Learn more: Specify Healthy and Sustainable Materials (in Seconds!) With Fohlio
So what does material health and wellness look like when it’s put into real-world applications?
Here are a few examples:
In brief, the process to obtain WELL certification for your hotel will look like this:
Note that WELL certification is a rigorous process, and it may take several months for your hotel to be certified. Also, it may require some investment in upgrades and changes to meet the requirements. Even so, it can also bring many benefits such as increased occupancy, repeat customers, and overall better reputation.
Build your custom FF&E and OS&E materials library today -- and achieve WELL certification faster for your hotel.
Featured image: Good Nature Hotel, Kyoto, Japan