Recognizing Leaders in Building Health: Eric Duchon and Dan Egan of Blackstone Real Estate
Our 2024 Best in Building Health Special Recognition honorees highlight Fitwel’s expansive growth and global impact, showcasing companies and individuals who are not only shaping market trends but also driving transformative change through health, well-being, and sustainability. This year’s Individual Leadership Award went to Eric Duchon, Global Head of ESG for Blackstone Real Estate, and Dan Egan, Americas Head of ESG for Blackstone Real Estate, in recognition of their dedication to building resilient environments. Their commitment to integrating healthy buildings and Fitwel practices across portfolio companies strengthens properties and delivers long-term value to investors.
AT A GLANCE
Name: Dan Egan
Role: Americas Head of ESG, Blackstone Real Estate
Name: Eric Duchon
Role: Global Head of ESG, Blackstone Real Estate
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How does Fitwel fit into your ESG strategy? How are you integrating Fitwel in portfolio operations and management?
ED: Blackstone Real Estate’s ESG Framework details how Blackstone Real Estate and its portfolio companies and operating partners are expected to integrate and manage ESG considerations in the business practices across its real estate portfolio. A core pillar of this framework is our commitment to leveraging industry-accepted best practices like Fitwel guidance to implement programs that impact the indoor and outdoor environments of our properties, creating value by enhancing the tenant and resident experience.
What role do healthy buildings play in managing risk across your portfolio?
ED: As careful stewards of capital, Blackstone strives to provide solutions that enhance lasting value for our investors and the companies in which we invest. We believe that our interests start with the well-being of Blackstone Real Estate and portfolio company employees, as well as the tenants, customers and residents that work, visit and live in the buildings we operate. We are dedicated to our people and believe the more we do for them, the better our investments will perform.
Specifically, how does Fitwel help portfolio companies achieve operational excellence?
DE: Fitwel is a science-backed, industry-recognized standard of healthy buildings and active design, with strategies that contribute positively to both occupant health as well as overall asset value. Through Fitwel Certification, our portfolio companies have gained recognition across the country for their operational excellence, with Beam Living and BioMed Realty serving as noteworthy examples. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments and encourage their continued participation in Fitwel.
To learn more about this year’s Best in Building Health winners, visit fitwel.org/bibh.
About Blackstone Real Estate
Blackstone is the largest owner of commercial real estate globally, owning and managing assets across every major geography and sector, including logistics, housing, data centers, hospitality, and life science office. To learn more, visit https://www.blackstone.com/our-businesses/real-estate.
About Beam Living
Beam Living believes in creating great people-centric places to live with a demonstrated commitment to being a sustainable, environmentally friendly, and healthy multifamily community by achieving LEED, Fitwel, and ENERGY STAR certifications for StuyTown and Peter Cooper Village, both of which were awarded a Best in Building Health Award in 2021 for the Highest Scoring Community v2.1. To learn more, visit www.beamliving.com.
About BioMed Realty
BioMed Realty is a leading provider of real estate solutions to the life science and technology industries. Among their many ESG-related achievements in 2023, they are committed to promoting health, wellness, and inclusivity throughout the entire project life cycle, while prioritizing healthy building certifications. For example, in April 2023, BioMed’s South San Francisco Gateway of Pacific’s world-class conference center, Forum, received Fitwel 2-Star certification. To learn more, visit www.biomedrealty.com.
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