For WELL Certification, IAQ monitoring must reflect the building’s operating conditions. Kaiterra's Data Platform allows you to define operating hours for each building, ensuring that WELL Compliance Reports and exports align with WELL requirements.
WELL Compliance Requirements
To demonstrate compliance with WELL continuous monitoring requirements, projects must provide valid datasets covering regularly occupied hours.
Key Requirements:
- At least 90% of each sensor’s dataset from regularly occupied hours (including intervals with missing or offline data) must either meet the specified thresholds or fall within acceptable ranges outlined in the relevant WELL feature.
- For example, if a project is occupied from 08:00 to 18:00 (10 hours) daily and monitors record data at 15-minute intervals, then over a 30-day period, the project must report at least 1,080 compliant measurements to meet the 90% compliance threshold.
- For initial certification, at least one calendar month of data is required.
- For recertification or renewal, the reporting period must cover the time elapsed since the previous award date.
By accurately defining operating hours in the Kaiterra platform, projects ensure that compliance calculations for WELL (e.g., meeting 90% threshold performance) are based on relevant, occupied-time data.
How to Set Operating Hours in the Kaiterra Data Platform
Follow these steps to configure operating hours in the Kaiterra Data Platform:
- Log into the Data Platform, click the Buildings tab, and locate your building. Click the three dots on the far right to open the settings for that building. Click Edit building.
- Locate the Occupied Hours section.
- Define the start and end times for each day of the week.
Example: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
If your building has varying schedules, you can configure different hours for each day via ‘Add Segment’.
- Save your changes.
How Operating Hours Affect WELL Compliance Reports
Once operating hours are defined:
- Compliance checks are only performed on data within the defined operating schedule.
- Exports generated for WELL submission automatically filter out data collected during off-hours.
- Reports will show compliance status based on true occupant exposure, improving accuracy and reducing the risk of certification issues.
Tips for WELL Projects
- Align with building use: Make sure operating hours reflect the actual occupancy schedule submitted to IWBI.
- Review seasonally: If your building has different seasonal schedules (e.g., summer vs. winter), update operating hours accordingly.
- Apply consistently: Ensure that operating hours are set for all monitored buildings within your project.
- Validate before submission: Always check that your WELL Compliance Report reflects the correct operating hours before exporting data.
Setting operating hours in the Kaiterra Data Platform is a critical step for WELL projects. By ensuring that IAQ data is analyzed and exported according to true occupancy schedules, you can confidently demonstrate compliance with WELL requirements and avoid discrepancies during submission.
For more details on configuring reports and data exports, see: