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FITWEL CHAMPION COMPANY
Tishman Speyer
The Spiral, Manhattan, New York
Featured Posts
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Streamlining Success: Fitwel Platform Upgrades for a Faster Certification Journey
Discover the latest upgrades to the Fitwel Platform designed to simplify your certification journey. From quicker project registration to integrated documentation tracking and new strategies addressing climate resilience, explore how these enhancements make achieving Fitwel certification faster, easier, and more efficient.
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Putting People at the Center to Drive Value for Real Estate | Defining ‘S’ in Six Targeted Outcomes
There is a proven link between health and value. The research team at the Center for Active Design has been undertaking a years-long process to examine two critical questions facing the real estate industry: what is the quantifiable value of health? and how can climate change and quality of life coexist? Learn about our new framework connecting health-promoting goals to economic value creation in our second issue of Building Health, Expanding the Evidence.
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Fitwel® Unveils v3: Pioneering the Future of Healthy Building Certification
Fitwel, the leading global healthy building certification and data insights platform, has released Version 3 (“v3”) of its evidence-based standard. This update translates the latest public health research to optimize real estate assets for health and quality of life, future-proof them for climate adaptation, and maximize their value.
Recent Posts
Happier Occupants, Healthier Results: Spotlight on UL Solutions’ Top Ambassador, Jack Hudd
As part of our ongoing series diving into the motivations, insights, and achievements of Top 20 Ambassadors, we spoke to Jack Hudd of Fitwel Champion and Best in Building Health multi-year honoree UL Solutions. Learn how his commitment to the Fitwel’s Standard aligns with market demands and contributes to healthier, more sustainable built environments.
Spotlight on Verdani Partners’ Michael Kloha: Promoting Health as a Top Ambassador
We’re delighted to spotlight Michael Kloha, Senior Certifications Manager at Verdani Partners, a Fitwel Provider, as one of Fitwel’s Top 20 Ambassadors for 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.
Recognizing Leaders in Building Health: Eric Duchon and Dan Egan of Blackstone Real Estate
Discover the 2024 Best in Building Health Special Recognition honorees, celebrating Fitwel's global impact on health, well-being, and sustainability. Highlighting Eric Duchon and Dan Egan of Blackstone Real Estate for their leadership in ESG, this year's awards showcase their commitment to integrating healthy building practices and delivering long-term value to investors.
Creating a Healthier Blueprint: Q&A with Top Ambassador Belinda Li of Hudson Pacific Properties
In this latest Top Ambassador spotlight feature, Belinda Li of Hudson Pacific Properties explains how the Fitwel Ambassador Program has impacted her expertise and advanced her company’s ESG and sustainability goals.
Setting New Standards for the Next Generation: Eco Utopia Community in Taiwan
Green Matrix Consulting Company's Eco Utopia Community in Yilan County, Taiwan won the Best in Building Health award for Highest Scoring Project of All-Time (Design)! Discover how their innovative design integrates ecology and health, setting new standards for sustainable and healthy communities worldwide.
Top 20 Ambassador Spotlight: SIG’s Gabriella de la Vera on Enhancing Wellness and Building Trust
As part of our 2024 Best in Building Health series, we’re highlighting Gabriella de la Vera, Wellness Sustainability Consultant at Sustainable Investment Group (SIG) - a TÜV SÜD America Company, for being named as a Top 20 Fitwel Ambassador.
Celebrating Excellence: BXP’s Katie Gonzalez Named One of Fitwel’s 2024 Top 20 Ambassadors
In our latest Top Ambassador spotlight feature, we’re showcasing Katie Gonzalez, BXP's Sustainability Manager, Reporting & Certifications, who has once again received well-deserved recognition for her commitment to the healthy building movement.
Champion Spotlight: How Moda Living is Leading a Healthier Next Generation in the UK
We are delighted to welcome Moda Group to the expanding cohort of Fitwel Champions in the United Kingdom. The Build-to-Rent (BTR) investor, developer, and operator of large-scale rental neighborhoods in the UK is dedicated to creating a next generation healthy and sustainable future.
Champion Spotlight: MetLife Investment Management
Today, we’re spotlighting one of our new Fitwel Champions, MetLife Investment Management (MIM). After becoming the first life insurance affiliated company to achieve Fitwel Certifications in 2020, it went on to recertify three of its own U.S. offices last year, including MetLife’s iconic New York City HQ. To date, MIM has achieved certifications for about 30 properties in its real estate equity investment portfolio, and that’s just the beginning.
Top Ambassador Spotlight on Levi Jimenez of Viable LLC: Transforming Real Estate Through Health, One Market at a Time
Levi Jimenez of high performance commercial real estate consultant, Viable LLC, shares how becoming an Ambassador has elevated his clients’ assets, one market at a time.
Top Ambassador Spotlight: How Megan Krest of Cushman & Wakefield Pursues Career Success and Client Value
Cushman & Wakefield’s Megan Krest has gone above and beyond in leading the healthy building movement on behalf of her clients, earning her a well-deserved spot on this year’s Top Ambassadors List. Learn how becoming a Fitwel Ambassador has positively impacted her career and added value to her clients’ portfolios.
Why Prioritizing ESG and Building Health is a Business Imperative: Spotlight on Top Ambassador Christine Cho of Cushman & Wakefield
Cushman & Wakefield’s Christine Cho understands the value of investing in healthy buildings – and in her professional career. We’re recognizing her this year as one of our Top Ambassadors for helping lead award-winning certified buildings and for her overall dedication to the healthy building movement.
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