Free WELL Accredited Professional (WELL AP) Exam WELL-AP Exam Practice Test

Please click on the Project Scenario A button to review the project scenario and answer the following question.MILO DESIGN STUDIO - SHENZHEN, CHINA - PROJECT SCENARIO AMILO is a small, multi-disciplinary design studio with 30 employees located in Shenzhen, Chin

• Theirprimary business is interior commercial fit-outs and they also offer sustainability consulting. Three of their employees have achieved their WELL AP credential.They have recently leased one floor 21,528 ft.a (2 000 m2) in a building owned by another organization to use as their new studio office. This space includes floor to ceiling windows on all four exterior walls. While the windows are numerous, they are also highly tinted, with a visible light transmittance of approximately 0.35 (35%). They intend on installing several living plant walls and have included natural fibers and patterns in their finishings throughout.Their building is located 984.25 ft. (300 m) from an underground train station and across the road (approx. 328.08 ft. (100 m)) from a large public park. While many employees have indicated that they bike to work on bike trails, the new building's landlord will not allow tenants to use the elevators to bring bicycles to their offices. Instead, their building has bike racks at the building entrance, an underground garage for bike storage, small rentable lockers and basic bike maintenance tools.MILO considers itself a human-centric design firm and leads with a people-first approach through its employee benefits and organizational policies. As an example, they offer a 50% discount on several mindfulness apps and make guided meditation courses available twice per year to all employees on- site.PROJECT SCOPE & GOALSMILO has enrolled their office for WELL Certification to demonstrate their commitment to designing for well-being and employee health. They will be renovating and designing the entire fit-out themselves, including new space configurations that will prioritize natural light.The space layout will include seating for 45 people in an open-plan office with hot-desking, three conference rooms and four individual phone booths. Additionally, they are planning to update lighting fixtures and purchase new office furniture. MILO do not provide any food or beverages on a daily basis except coffee and tea.MILO is targeting WELL Certification at the Gold level or higher. This effort is being led by one of their inhouse WELL APs.Which design element would need to be included to meet the requirements of Feature L05 Daylight Design Strategies. Part 2: Integrate Solar Shading?
• Task lighting at all workstations
• Manual screens/blinds controlled by occupants
• An illuminance ratio of at least 0.4 or 1:2.
• Target illuminance of fc (300 lux) for >50% of the unit area

A company is moving is 1, 500 employees into a new office building, which has lust passed documentation review. The building contractor has handed over the project. And the certificate of occupancy was granted two months ago Currently, 650 employees occupy the building. Which of the following steps should the WELL AP advise the project team to take next?

• Perform a post occupancy survey
• Conduct an internal performance verification
• Wait until 50% occupancy for performance verification
• Proceed with performance verification at 45% occupancy

Which of the following techniques is used to remove pollutants that were introduced indoors during construction prior to occupancy?

• Using low-VOC paints
• Performing an air flush
• Protecting absorptive materials
• Installing permanent walk-off mats

For projects to obtain WELL Certification at the Platinum level, what is the minimum number of points that must be achieved per concept?

• One point
• Two points
• Three points
• Four points

The food service manager for a corporate headquarters office building is asked to explore alternative sources of food that would meet the requirements of the WELL Building Standard™ (WELL™). What recommendation should the WELL AP make that would help the manager meet WELL™ requirements?

• Ensure that at least 20% of products are certified organic
• Ensure that at least 50% of products are certified organic
• Ensure that at least 20% of products are from a Certified Humane® farm
• Ensure that at least 50% of products comes from a WELL Building Certified farm

Which of the following hazardous materials have been restricted for use in paints in many countries?

• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and lead
• Cadmium and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB)
• Orthophthalates and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs)
• Halogenated flame retardants (HFRs) and perfluorinated alkyl compounds (PFCs)

Please click on the Project Scenario B button to review the project scenario and answer the following question.BAY TOWERS BY BAYLEAF - SEATTLE, UNITED STATES - PROJECT SCENARIO B. Bay Towers by Bayleaf isa 20-floor commercial building overlooking Elliot Bay in Seattle, United States.The building enjoys abundant natural light through floor to ceiling windows which take in Elliot Bay city views. Although located behind a major highway (four-lanes of traffic), there is a pedestrian bridge which connects their ground floor reception to the riverfront park on the other side of the highway.The building is owned and operated by Bayleaf Inc., a real-estate organization. The building is leased at a 70% occupancy rate by a range of tenants, including those in finance, technology and healthcare. The total expected occupancy of the building is 1,000 people.Bay Towers is mechanically ventilated and currently has MERV 11 filters. As the building owner, Bayleaf provides HVAC fit-out for tenant spaces, but tenants complete the interior walls and supply the finishes and furniture themselves. While no food is provided by Bayleaf, some individual tenants do have pantries where they provide their own snacks and beverages for their own employees.Bayleaf manages the building and operates the ground floor which includes the reception, building management office, meeting rooms, as well as the elevator banks on each floor and the rooftop.Meeting rooms are common amenities that are able to be booked by the tenants. Bayleaf has two employees that work at desks onsite, a receptionist at the front desk and a property manager in the building management office.PROJECT SCOPE & GOALSBayleaf has enrolled Bay Towers for WELL Core Certification to attract and retain high-quality tenants and address growing tenant demand for well-being facilities.As part of the WELL Core Certification scope, Bayleaf intends to renovate their ground floor and are open to leveraging some of this space to include health and well-being programming.The scope of renovation will also include upgrades to the base building, such as staircases, end-of- trip facilities and the air filtration system. The rooftop will also be converted into a public green space for tenants to use for recreation. Tables, chairs and barbeque facilities will be added, as well as several gardens, including edible plots and lawn areas.Bayleaf is hoping their WELL Core Certification will provide some initial feature compliance for tenants wishing to also pursue WELL Certification for their spaces.Although the current MERV 11 filters in the return air ducts contribute toward compliance with Feature A04:Construction Pollution Management, the installation of MERV 14 filters could help to achieve which additional feature?

• Feature A12: Air Filtration
• Feature A13: Enhanced Supply Air
• Feature A06: Enhanced Ventilation Design
• Feature A09: Pollution Infiltration Management

A client has received feedback from employees that a library space, labelled as an enclosed quiet zone, is noisy and disruptive. Which strategy should the WELL AP recommend that could contribute to earning a WELL feature?

• Install and commission a sound masking system in the library space
• Provide a resilient underlayment to increase Impact Insulation Class of the floor
• Temporarily provide all employees who reserve spaces in the library with noise cancelling headphones
• Create and display a policy that requires all users of the library to remain completely silent while using the library space

The office manager has received several complaints that staff who use the boardroom can clearly hear and understand conversations that take place in the adjacent corridor. What is the likely cause of this acoustic issue?

• Exposed soffits in the corridor
• Hollow core door separating me spaces
• Timber flooring installed in the boardroom
• Water pipes that run through the boardroom and corridor

The guiding principle for promoting optimal circadian entrainment and sleep is

• sunlit days
• dim light at night
• continuous intense light
• periods of light and darkness