Top Ambassador Spotlight: Emily Frazer-Smith of Corgan Achieves Design Success

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As part of our ongoing Best in Building Health series, we’re thrilled to honor one of Fitwel’s Top 20 Ambassadors, Emily Frazer-Smith of leading architecture and design firm Corgan!

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Emily Frazer-Smith, Interior Design Project Manager, Corgan

Name: Emily Frazer-Smith

Role: Interior Design Project Manager, Corgan

Location: Chicago, IL

Ambassador Since: July 2020

Emily has greatly contributed to the healthy building movement through her work at Corgan, helping them to achieve Best in Building Health awards two years in a row for Highest Scoring Design Project of All-Time for Peloton’s Headquarters in New York City, as well as 2023 Highest Scoring Project Multi-Tenant Whole Building v2.1 Design for VariSpace Coppell in Coppell, Texas.

Read on to learn more about her achievements as a Fitwel Ambassador.

What does Best in Building Health mean to you?
EFS: Best in Building Health is an honor and definitely celebrates my passion of bringing healthy spaces to people and organizations.

Why did you choose to become a Fitwel Ambassador?
EFS: I first heard about Fitwel through a colleague that is also very involved in workplace wellness initiatives. I chose to become an Ambassador to become more knowledgeable about the Program, and to better serve my clients and encourage our projects to become certified.

VariSpace Coppell (rendering), Coppell, Texas | Image Courtesy of Vari

How Vari and Corgan are Elevating the Future Workplace through Healthy Spaces
Vari's Best in Building Health award-winning campus, designed in collaboration with Corgan, embodies both companies’ values of promoting health and wellness in the office. Learn why Vari prioritized building a healthy space for their employees through Fitwel Certification and why its health-promoting strategies make it the workplace of the future. Read More

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What is your proudest moment in applying Fitwel to projects?
EFS: My proudest moment was when Corgan won the Best in Building Health award for Highest Scoring Design Project of All-Time for Peloton’s New York City Office, last year as well as this year. Although Corgan was not the designer for that building, we were able to work with both the architect, A+I, as well as the Peloton Workplace Team to implement some new policies to go along with the building design.

What is your favorite Fitwel strategy?
EFS: I encourage clients to pursue the Dedicated Lactation Room and Quiet Room strategies. Most of our clients choose to incorporate a wellness room or mother's room into our designs — this has become more and more common recently — but it's still not something that is automatic. It’s very important to have a place where a new mother can use a private room and have it set up appropriately instead of being in a storage closet or another undesirable space. This strategy is very beneficial to the inclusivity of the workplace for mothers.

About Corgan
Corgan is a leading architecture and design firm with a decades-long reputation for great customer service. That unwavering commitment to our clients is the foundation of everything we do. Every decision we make is in our clients’ interest. That same commitment extends to the users of the places we create. Corgan’s strengths in research, user experience, and design allow us to foresee emerging changes and provide solutions that minimize risk, create flexibility, and maximize longevity. We elevate the process, the space for the user, and the impact of the design on your business. With expertise across six market sectors – aviation, commercial, data centers, education, healthcare, and interiors – we have the depth of resources to give our best every time. Each sector brings unique strengths to the table and a shared passion for user-driven design and the human experience. corgan.com

About Fitwel’s Top 20 Ambassadors Initiative
This initiative shines a spotlight on industry-leading professionals from across the globe who have demonstrated exemplary engagement, leadership, and achievements as Fitwel Ambassadors. The honorees were selected out of a competitive group of nearly 4,000 professionals across 50+ countries worldwide for their success in project registrations and Fitwel certifications, and the number of people impacted through those efforts. Learn More

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