Spotlight on Verdani Partners’ Michael Kloha: Promoting Health as a Top Ambassador

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Written By Kenneth Einhorn
 

We’re delighted to spotlight Michael Kloha of Verdani Partners, a Fitwel Provider, as one of our Top 20 Ambassadors of 2024! This well-deserved honor highlights Michael’s dedication to professional development and his commitment to promoting health and well-being through healthy building practices for Verdani’s clients in 2023. This achievement adds to Verdani Partners’ consistent record of accolades. Last year, they received the Highest Scoring v2.1 Multi-Tenant Base Building Project award with 18 Tremont in Boston as part of our Best in Building Health awards. Verdani Partners employs multiple Fitwel Ambassadors, and their investment in their team members’ professional development empowers them to help clients invest in health and achieve value through Fitwel.

AT A GLANCE

Name: Michael Kloha

Role: Senior Certifications Manager, Verdani Partners

Ambassador Since: March 2019

Read on to learn Michael's valuable insights, including how the Ambassador program has impacted his career and how his expertise continues to drive value for global clients.

How did you learn about the Fitwel Ambassador program? Why did you decide to become a Fitwel Ambassador?
MK: When I started at Verdani, this was the first credential that my supervisor suggested I get because we were already working on a number of Fitwel projects. I found it extremely helpful in learning about the Fitwel rating system, including its structure and certification process. Ultimately, I wanted to learn more about the health and wellness aspects of green building certifications, and the Fitwel Ambassador program provided an excellent, comprehensive overview.

What prompted Verdani Partners to seek Fitwel Certification for their clients? 
MK: Fitwel offers many common sense, practical health and wellness strategies that are accessible for the vast majority of our clients to implement.

How has being a Fitwel Ambassador impacted your life and career?
MK: I've become much more involved in the health and wellness side of the ESG industry, encompassed in the ‘S’ pillar, not only through certifications but also by learning about the technical aspects such as indoor air quality (IAQ) monitoring and testing and water quality management.

18 Tremont exterior
Boston, MA | Photo courtesy of ©Jared Dangremond

Fitwel Ambassador Course
 

Take the Next Step: Become a Fitwel Ambassador
Ambassadors are meeting the demand for healthy buildings and taking their careers to the next level. Learn more and enroll today at fitwel.org/amabassadors.

How do you use Fitwel to advance your company's or client's ESG strategy?
MK: As a Sustainability Consultant, it’s critical to help clients and property teams understand the value of certifications – the value to both people’s health and at the same time, property value. Fitwel has not only helped to outline basic health and wellness strategies for the built environment, but also shows how those strategies benefit and improve the quality of life for building occupants through an extensive evidence base.

Who made this year’s Best in Building Health list? Find out here.

18 Tremont interior
Boston, MA | Photo courtesy of ©Jared Dangremond

About Verdani Partners 
Verdani Partners is a leading ESG consulting firm whose team members have over 25 years of experience in real estate, sustainability, and ESG. Verdani manages ESG programs for over 20 real estate firms with over $660 billion AUM and more than 8,900 properties across 1.3 billion square feet of diversified, global portfolios. Verdani’s vision is for a sustainable world in which the built environment is a catalyst for inclusive and collaborative impact, driving efficiency, health, and regeneration to ensure long-term resilience. Verdani develops and implements strategies such as climate resilience, decarbonization, net zero, healthy buildings, biodiversity, DEI, data management, green building certifications, ESG frameworks, regulatory and annual reporting, ESG education, and stakeholder engagement. Verdani provides clients with a team of professionals to manage customized ESG programs on an ongoing basis from an owners' perspective. By leveraging Verdani’s deep sustainability expertise, resources, and industry connections, clients accelerate performance, minimize risk, and create long-term value. Verdani’s clients consistently rank #1, #2, and in the top five among their peers on global real estate ESG benchmarks. Verdani is proud to be a Certified B Corporation™.

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