UL Solutions surpasses 250 million square feet verified

UL Solutions, an applied safety science company, says it has verified over 250 million square feet of indoor environments through the UL Verified Healthy Building program. The program helps building owners, operators, and businesses demonstrate health and wellness in the built environment, assessing key factors impacting building occupants, such as indoor air and water quality, hygiene, lighting, and acoustics. With a range of stakeholders, from government agencies to investors, increasingly focused on the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of buildings and organizations, the UL Verified Healthy Building program offers an independent source of science-driven verification from indoor environmental quality experts – helping building owners and operators and commercial real estate professionals demonstrate their commitment to occupant health and wellness. This 250-square-foot milestone represents a wide range of properties and industries, including well-known locations, such as the Vancouver International Airport (YVR) in Richmond, BC. The program is designed to work in tandem with third-party certification programs for sustainable buildings, including the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM), ENERGY STAR, Fitwel, Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and the WELL Building Standard.