Evaluation of WELL Covid-19 Certificate Structure and Criteria

Abstract

The increase in global environmental problems, epidemics and natural disasters has caused important changes in human life and social life style. Thousands of people died as a result of the Covid-19 epidemic, which emerged at the end of 2019 and continues to have an impact all over the world. In the epidemic process, the creation of sustainable and healthy lifestyles and spaces has gained importance. If measures are not taken against pandemics and infections, especially indoors, the risk and speed of transmission of the disease increases, threatening human health and safety. In the context of designing buildings in accordance with the pandemic, the authorities have developed the WELL Covid-19 Health Safety Rating to provide healthier and more sustainable interior spaces. Right after its creation, the certificate started to be used effectively in many countries. In addition, WELL Covid-19 Health Safety Rating has been accepted by important organizations such as LEED, which has been providing certificate services for a long time. In this context, in the study, the purpose, method, evaluation criteria and functioning of the WELL Covid-19 Health Safety Rating were obtained as a result of literature research. In addition, the general structure and evaluation criteria of the certificate have been extensively examined on a building that has received WELL Covid-19 Health Safety Rating.

Keywords

• Healthy building
• Certification systems
• WELL
• Covid-19

WELL Covid-19 Sertifika Yapısı ve Kriterlerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Küresel çevre sorunlarının, salgın hastalıkların ve doğal afetlerin artması insan yaşamında ve toplumsal yaşam biçiminde önemli değişikliklere neden olmuştur. 2019 yılının sonunda ortaya çıkan ve tüm dünyayı etkisi altına alan Covid-19 salgını sonucunda binlerce kişi hayatını kaybetti. Salgın sürecinde sürdürülebilir ve sağlıklı yaşam tarzları ve mekânların oluşturulması önem kazanmıştır. Pandemi ve enfeksiyonlara karşı özellikle kapalı mekânlarda önlem alınmazsa, hastalığın bulaşma riski ve hızı artmakta, insan sağlığı ve güvenliğini tehdit etmektedir. Binaların pandemiye uygun olarak tasarlanması bağlamında yetkililer, daha sağlıklı ve daha sürdürülebilir iç mekânlar sağlamak için WELL Covid-19 Sağlıklı Bina Sertifikasını geliştirdi. Sertifika, oluşturulduktan hemen sonra birçok ülkede etkin bir şekilde kullanılmaya başlandı. Ayrıca WELL Covid-19 Sağlıklı Bina Sertifikası, uzun süredir sertifika hizmeti veren LEED gibi önemli kuruluşlar tarafından da kabul görmüştür. Bu kapsamda çalışmada WELL Covid-19 Sağlıklı Bina Sertifikası amacı, yöntemi, değerlendirme kriterleri ve işleyişi literatür araştırması sonucunda elde edilmiştir. Ayrıca WELL Covid-19 Sağlıklı Bina Sertifikası almış bir binada sertifikanın genel yapısı ve değerlendirme kriterleri kapsamlı bir şekilde incelenmiştir.

Keywords

• Sağlıklı bina
• Sertifika sistemleri
• WELL
• Covid-19

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