What are the four steps of Certification?

• A. Planning; Design; Construction; Occupancy
• B. Registration; Testing; Certification; Renewal
• C. The exact four steps
• D. Documentation submission and review; Performance verification on-site; Scoring/WELL Report

Answer: (C)

Certification follows a fixed four-step path within the WELL program. The question is testing your recognition that there is a defined four-step sequence, not a random mix of activities. The only option that properly reflects that idea is the one that states there are “the exact four steps”—it acknowledges a formal four-step process without trying to name them incorrectly. The other choices mix in phases or tasks that aren’t part of the official four-step certification flow, or combine items that belong to different parts of the project lifecycle. In practice, you go through a four-step progression: register the project, submit and have the documentation reviewed, receive a scoring/report that leads to a certification decision, and then maintain or renew the certification as required.