Together, we’ve redefined healthy buildings in 2024. See how Fitwel continues to shape the future of real estate with impactful updates and tools for long-term value. Reflections from our President and CEO, Joanna Frank.

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.

Conversations at MIPIM 2024 highlighted today’s areas of opportunity to create value. Joanna Frank joined more than 20,000 real estate professionals — many of them Fitwel Champions, affiliated partners, and Best in Building Health Award winners — in Cannes, to discuss changing priorities and challenges, and the path forward. Read on for the key takeaways.

Fitwel’s CEO, Joanna Frank, will participate in MIPIM 2024 in Cannes, France, the premier real estate event gathering the most influential players from all sectors of the international property industry. Join Joanna as she dives into the pivotal role of ‘S’ data in ESG, shedding light on how Fitwel is pioneering the definition of ‘Social’ within the real estate landscape and the transformative value in integrating social considerations into ESG strategies.

As 2023 wraps up, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on our collective achievements and thank you for your unwavering support... Together, we are transforming the built environment by doubling down on human-centric practices for a healthier, more equitable future — one rooted in our shared pledge to strengthen buildings and communities for generations to come.

Fitwel is pleased to announce Band Venture Partners Canada LP and Triovest’s investment in Active Design Advisors, Inc., the operator of the healthy building platform. The strategic partnership marks the latest milestone in Fitwel’s expansion as the leader of the healthy building movement.

Joanna Frank, founding President and CEO of Active Design Advisors, Inc. (Adai), and nonprofit research organization, Center for Active Design (CfAD), the operators of Fitwel, has been recognized by SustainabilityX® Magazine as part of their Global 50 Women in Sustainability Awards for 2023! This award reflects Fitwel’s unwavering commitment to promoting health for all within the built environment.

This week, our President & CEO, Joanna Frank joined more than 600 of the real estate industry’s leading managers, developers, and investors across the globe — many of them Fitwel Champions, affiliated Partners, and Best in Building Health honorees — in Singapore for PERE’s 16th Annual Asia Summit.

As we reflect on 2022 and plan for the road ahead, I’d like to wish our Fitwel members – our Ambassadors, Champions, Partners, and Providers – and the broader real estate community a healthy and happy new year.

There is a growing demand for reliable metrics that define the role of health within the ESG conversation and we are committed to supporting the movement by driving the adoption of health metrics based on public health data.

The Center for Active Design (CfAD) applauds the Biden Administration’s National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan, which places an emphasis on improved ventilation and air quality.

In two weeks, we will mark the beginning of the third year of the pandemic. If 2020 was the year we naively opined about getting back to normal, then 2021 has been the year we’ve only just begun emotionally and physically reckoning with our changing world. And it is my sincere hope that in 2022, we meet the moment not only with renewed optimism, but with a detailed plan for pursuing the possibilities that come with more human-centric design.