WELL CERTIFICATION

The WELL Building Standard is managed by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) whose main mission is to improve human health and well-being indoors. The WELL™ certification is primarily focused on building occupants rather than buildings. It is a roadmap for assessing the performance of a building regarding its impact on the health and well-being of the occupants.  

The WELL™ certification is organized into 10 concepts covering over 100 features from performance criteria to design strategies to specific protocols or techniques. Each concept requires prerequisites, similar to LEED certification, the number of criteria met determining the level of WELL certification.   
 

Air – Feature:

While glass itself is inherently inert and not a source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), our laminated glass and mirrors have received an A+ ranking according to French standards for VOCs, contributing to the health and well-being of building occupants by maintaining high standards for indoor air quality.

Light – Feature:

At Saint-Gobain Glass, we value the importance of daylight exposure for the health and well-being of occupants. We developed coatings that are applied on glass to optimize the light and solar energy transmission whilst reducing glare. 

Our smart glass solutions: SageGlass will allow you to control the tint of your glazed façades for each glass pane automatically or manually to ensure visual comfort while providing occupants with appropriate daylight exposure.  

Thermal comfort – Feature:

We promote occupants’ productivity, comfort and well-being by improving thermal insulation. We designed special coatings for our glass solutions to reduce heat losses or overheating and optimize the temperature indoors. Our digital tool, Calumen^®, enables you to precisely calculate technical details, assisting you in selecting the optimal glass configuration for your project. 
  
Sound – Feature:

Our acoustic glass solutions ensure sound isolation thanks to their properties, shielding occupants from background external noises. 

Materials – Feature:

Our mirrors, lacquered glass, and laminated glass have received an A+ ranking according to French labeling standards for indoor air quality. Additionally, our product range—including flat glass, coated glass, and ORAÉ^® produced in Europe—holds Cradle to Cradle® Certified V4 at the Bronze level. In fact, our products achieve Platinum status in the Material health category. We also published Health Product Declarations (HPDs). 

Innovation – Feature:

We constantly enhance our technologies through innovation to offer sustainable solutions and to meet today’s needs regarding health and well-being indoors. We launched the first low-carbon glass on the market ORAÉ® to reduce both the embodied and operational carbon of buildings when associated with high-performance COOL-LITE® XTREME coatings.