Fitwel Blog


Here, you'll find what you need to know from the team including insights from the Center for Active Design experts, award-winning projects, industry profiles, and more.

FITWEL CHAMPION COMPANY
Tishman Speyer
The Spiral, Manhattan, New York

Featured Posts

  • Fitwel v3 | Empowering Teams to Achieve Certification Efficiently | Image Source: Jadon B / peopleimages.com

    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.

  • 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

Utopi and Fitwel: Pioneering Sustainable Living and Healthier Buildings

 Discover how Utopi is advancing the healthy building movement through its partnership with Fitwel. In this interview, Ben Roberts, Chief Growth Officer of Utopi, discusses their commitment to sustainability, ESG strategies, and future goals. Learn about Utopi's innovative data solutions that enhance energy efficiency and resident well-being. Read more about their impactful projects and vision for a greener, healthier real estate sector.

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Why Healthy Buildings in the Baltics Are On the Rise: Insights from Vesta Consulting 

As part of this year's Best in Building Health awards, we applaud Vesta Consulting and BEI Capital for achieving the Highest Scoring Recertification Project (Built), BLC in Lithuania. Learn about the evolution of health-focused design, ESG integration, and strategic insights from industry leaders in the Baltic region.

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Healthy Building Spotlight: Adera’s Approach to The Future of Healthy Apartment Living in Canada

Discover how Adera Development Corporation is leading the way in sustainable and healthy apartment living with their Fitwel-certified projects. Learn about their innovative strategies, including natural light, greenery, and sustainable materials, that are shaping the future of wellness-focused living spaces.

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Celebrating Health Innovation: Thai Health Promotion Foundation Wins Best in Building Health Award

Located in the heart of Bangkok, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation is a beacon of health innovation and environmental sustainability. As part of our 2024 Best in Building Health winner series, we celebrate this "Living Museum," recognized as the Best in Building Health project winner in the Single-Tenant Building v2.1 (Built) category.

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Seaport Circle’s Training Pavilion: Transforming Boston's Life Science Industry Through Health, Innovation, and Equity

Seaport Circle’s Training Pavilion on Boston's waterfront aims to transform the life science industry, one community member at a time. Discover how the project team is setting new standards in sustainable, health-focused design while offering equitable educational and economic opportunities for the community.

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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.

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Pioneering Senior Living: Verena at Hilliard Sets the Bar with Fitwel Certification

The Verena at Hilliard is this year’s Best in Building Health winner for achieving the Highest Scoring Senior Housing Built project. Nestled on a 58-acre expanse of land in Ohio, the community is the first Fitwel-certified senior living property in the state. The Verena stands as a testament to meticulous renovation and health-focused design, emerging as a pioneering space of innovation and wellness.

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QuadReal's Healthy Headquarters: Embodying a Culture of Well-being and Community

This year’s Best in Building Health winner for achieving the Highest Scoring Commercial Interior Space for its own headquarters is QuadReal Property Group, a Fitwel Champion Company who is committed to implementing Fitwel at scale. QuadReal’s National Manager, Meirav Even-Har, sheds light on the winning project and what it means for QuadReal’s strategy, their employees, and the community at large.

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Redefining Senior Living: How The Pryde is Breaking Barriers, Promoting Health, & Building Strong Communities

This year’s Best in Building Health winner for achieving the Highest Scoring Senior Housing Design award is The Pryde, an affordable housing development for LGBTQ seniors. But in reality, The Pryde is much more than a development, it’s a “beacon of belonging.”

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Winnersh Triangle: Frasers Property UK Brings a Beacon of Health and Sustainability in Workplace Design

As part of our ongoing series on real estate industry leaders defining excellence in Building Health, we’re spotlighting Frasers Property UK (FPUK) for its global 2024 Best in Building Health achievements. Its Winnersh Triangle business park, based in Reading, won the Highest Scoring Commercial Industrial Site v2.1 (Built) Project and the Highest Scoring Built Project this year!

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Palisades Office Park: Atlanta’s Award-Winning Employee-Centric Workplace

Palisades, a four-building project owned by Atlanta Property Group in Atlanta's Central Perimeter submarket, takes pride in being one of the most employee-centric office properties in the Southeast of the United States. Together with the support of Sustainable Investment Group, these healthy buildings earned Best in Building Health recognition.

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