Built Environment and Wellbeing—Standards, Multi-Criteria Evaluation Methods, Certifications

The debate on IEQ (Indoor Environmental Quality), with a focus the healthiness of built environment and its possible influence natural environment, has been relevant topic for decade. This interest expanded to quality building technologies, specifically their performances environmental effects. objectives set by 2030 Agenda have led overcome idea that sustainability is only related environment; instead, holistic vision aimed at human health affirmed (objective 3). period marked Covid19 emergency contributed strengthen need well-being, as “quarantine” made us observe our living spaces, reflecting we ourselves perceive. There transition from “Green” approach architecture, toward “Human Centered” user-centered design. paper focuses factors can affect users’ well-being in space, comparing most common certifications (LEED, BREEAM) WELL, tool designed verify level well-being. Specifically, objective verify, within these methodologies, presence weight indicators define space according user’s perception.