Multifamily owner and operator Cortland’s integrated business model, motivated team, and commitment to putting people’s health first in their own company and in their managed communities have earned them Best in Building Health recognition. This year, they retained the record for the Greatest Number of Viral-Response Approved Assets, showcasing their ongoing dedication to a healthy and safe built world during the pandemic and beyond.

Having earned the highest scoring Viral Response Module in 2021, The Meridian Group’s dedication to ensuring health and safety in their buildings continues to remain strong. This year, they once again hold the record for the highest score – a testament to their deep commitment to ensuring the health and safety of their occupants for the long term.

As part of this year’s Best in Building Health awards, we’re pleased to announce our first annual Top 20 Ambassadors List. The honorees were selected out of a competitive group of nearly 4,000 professionals across 50+ countries worldwide for their success in project registrations and Fitwel certifications, and the number of people impacted through those efforts.

Last year, the Center for Active Design, operator of Fitwel, responded to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) request for information on indoor air quality and disease transmission. To kick off Clean Air Month – and to recognize Air Quality Awareness Week – we’ve rounded up CfAD’s key points.

Salesforce and Brightworks Sustainability earn Best in Building Health for the Highest Scoring Viral Response Module at Salesforce’s Global Headquarters. The Fitwel Viral Response Module sets the industry standard for optimizing buildings in response to the broad health impacts of infectious respiratory diseases.

In 2020, Fitwel Ambassadors at SCG Building & Living Care Consulting led the first Asian project to receive a 3-Star Fitwel Rating. Since then, SET has received multiple Best in Building Health Awards, Fitwel Viral Response Module certification, and a 3-Star Rating upon recertification in 2022.

Fitwel’s Viral Response Module Aligns with the White House ‘Clean Air in Buildings Challenge’

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.

At this year's virtual celebration we highlighted our 2021 winners and reflected on the extraordinary agility of the real estate industry during an unprecedented year. Center for Active Design leadership and guest speakers reported on exciting data and trends that will shape the healthy building movement, now and in years to come.

NEW YORK, March 9, 2021 — The Center for Active Design (CfAD) today announced the 2021 winners of the Fitwel Best in Building Health Awards®, its flagship recognition program that identifies firms enhancing human health via Fitwel®, the world's leading certification system committed to building health for all.

Real estate industry insights into Fitwel’s Viral Response Module with Hudson Pacific Properties, Nuveen Real Estate, The Tower Companies, and Triovest Realty Advisors.

Join the team behind CfAD's latest evidence-based resource, Research to Action: Building Health for All® in the Face of COVID-19 to discuss the first two chapters of this essential guide for the real estate industry.