Village Works Achieves First WELL Coworking Rating in the U.S.

The Village Works has achieved the first WELL Coworking Rating in the U.S. for a flexible workspace. This WELL achievement, awarded by The International WELL Building Institute and The Instant Group, demonstrates health focused design and operational strategies have been implemented to meet the evidence-based standard to advance well-being for flexible workspace users. The Village Works received the designation for its 769 Centre St. location in Boston.

Melissa Tapper Goldman, co-founder, The Village Works, said, “We created The Village Works as a human-centered coworking space. Being the first WELL Coworking Rated space in the U.S. validates our hard work and leadership over the past 10 years.”

She continued, “As designers and operators whose values align naturally with WELL, it also updated our knowledge of best practices, and we discovered new avenues to embody our commitments—truly a mutual win.”

The WELL Coworking Rating is derived from the researched-backed health strategies in the WELL Building Standard and includes nearly 50 features spanning all 10 concepts in WELL, such as air and water quality, light, thermal comfort, movement and nourishment. The rating serves to validate and showcase how coworking and flexible workspaces meet evidence-based health and well-being measures.