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Landco Lifestyle Ventures announced that its iconic beachfront condotel The Nautilus at CaSoBe (Calatagan South Beach), Batangas, became a pilot participant of the WELL for residential program offered by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the global authority for driving market transformation through healthy buildings, organizations and communities. The first-of-its-kind, WELL for residential is an evidence-based, third-party verified certification program designed to transform the way homes are designed, built and maintained to support human health and well-being.
This adoption of the WELL for residential program will allow Landco Lifestyle Ventures to build The Nautilus using WELL strategies designed to positively impact resident health.
Grounded in the science-backed principles of the WELL Building Standard (WELL) and its 10 WELL concepts, the WELL for residential program consists of more than 100 health strategies that support new and existing residences and are applicable to both single-family homes and units in multifamily buildings. During the pilot phase of the program, IWBI is partnering with participating architects, builders, developers, operators and owners to transform the global residential market to make healthier and more resilient homes more accessible to people.
Leading organizations excited to contribute toward the evolution of the groundbreaking program are embracing the new framework in their residential communities. Pilot participants are implementing WELL for residential strategies in both single-family homes and units in multifamily buildings located in a diverse range of countries including the United States, Canada, the UK, China, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, the Netherlands and more.
“The Nautilus’s participation in WELL’s residential pilot is a natural extension of our “Life on Vacation” philosophy, that where you live should give life back to you, not just shelter you. Health and well-being have always been part of that promise; WELL just gives us the evidence-based framework to build it in from day one instead of bolting it on after the fact. We’re proud to help lead this shift in Philippine coastal development, where buying property should mean investing in how well you actually live,” said Erickson Y. Manzano, President and CEO of Landco Lifestyle Ventures.
What WELL Means for Residents:
For Nautilus owners, WELL for residential translates into specific, physical decisions in the building rather than marketing language:
- Air and water quality monitoring built into MEP design – filtration and testing protocols that go beyond PH building code minimums, relevant given Batangas’s coastal humidity and salt air exposure.
- Circadian-responsive lighting and glazing in unit design, tied to WELL’s Light concept. This reduces reliance on artificial lighting and supports better sleep cycles, a genuine differentiator in a beachfront condotel.
- Movement-promoting site design – WELL’s Movement concept score rewards walkable circulation, active common areas, and stair accessibility, which lines up naturally with a resort master plan already built around outdoor amenities.
- Material and mold-resistance standards for a marine environment – WELL’s Materials concept flags off-gassing and moisture-related building material choices.
- Precertification before completion. Our buyers get third-party-verified assurance during construction, not just a plaque after handover.”
The development of the WELL for residential program drew upon two years of industry input, market insight and expert recommendations from IWBI’s WELL for residential Advisory, a working group of over 100 globally renowned subject matter experts including leading builders and developers, architects and engineers, public health and building scientists, government officials and academics, as well as other real estate professionals. Companies can earn the WELL Residence seal for residences upon completion of third-party review and verification of selected strategies. To be certified as a WELL Residence, a home must achieve at least 40 points. Projects also have an opportunity to earn precertified WELL Residence status for participating units upon preliminary design review, a milestone step forward that allows participants to communicate achievement before construction is completed.
Today, in the U.S. alone, the residential sector spans more than 120 million homes totaling roughly 224 billion square feet of real estate. The importance of creating healthier environments in the residential sector has become a top priority among homeowners.
The WELL for residential program adds to the WELL ecosystem and provides a new pathway for creating people-first residences. This program builds upon the work IWBI has already done within the multifamily sector through its WELL Certification and WELL ratings. IWBI applauds the leadership demonstrated by the multifamily residential developers and owners who have pursued WELL Certification. Their experiences have helped inform and inspire the development of the new WELL for residential program.
While numerous studies show healthy homes are increasingly in demand, regulations and standards focused on resident health in homes are largely lacking. The WELL for residential program seeks to provide a solution that helps transform the global residential market and ensure that everyone, no matter their backgrounds, has access to a home that enhances their health and enables them to make healthier decisions.
The WELL ecosystem comprises WELL Certification under the WELL Building Standard, a library of building and organizational strategies focused on health, the WELL Health-Safety Rating, WELL Performance Rating, WELL Equity Rating, WELL for residential and certification under the WELL Community Standard. WELL’s holistic, evidence-based approach has provided a roadmap for organizations to promote human and social capital performance and enhance their ESG strategy. As a result, thousands of organizations including nearly 30% of Global and Fortune 500 companies across nearly 130 countries have adopted WELL strategies in more than 74,000 commercial and residential locations totaling 5.5 billion square feet of space.
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