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
-
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.
-
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
Top Ambassador Spotlight: Cole Atwood’s Tenant-First Mindset
Fitwel Ambassadors are leading the healthy building movement and taking their careers to the next level. Discover how this Top Ambassador of JBG Smith has propelled both his professional growth and the healthy building movement in the Washington, D.C., region.
An Inside Look at Marriott International’s World-Class Healthy Hospitality Headquarters
Take an inside look at Gensler-designed Marriott International's award-winning headquarters, recognized as Best in Building Health, and learn the how and why behind their commitment to creating a healthy workplace environment.
Top Ambassador Spotlight: Leila Schey, Gensler
Congratulations to Leila Schey of Gensler for being one of our 2023 Best in Building Health Top 20 Ambassadors. Find out how the Ambassador Program has impacted her professionally and personally, and why Gensler continues to invest in healthy buildings on our latest blog feature.
Harrison Street's Moira Kelley: Top Ambassador for Prioritizing Health in Senior & Student Housing
As part of our ongoing series featuring Top Fitwel Ambassadors, we’re celebrating Moira Kelley of Harrison Street. Harrison Street is a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets, including senior and student housing, healthcare delivery, and life sciences. Learn more about Moira’s motivations and her achievements as an expert in healthy buildings.
Why Leading Global Architecture Firm Gensler is Enrolling Fitwel Ambassadors
As part of our 2023 Best in Building Health awards, this leading global architecture firm was recognized as the Company with the Most Fitwel Ambassadors of All Time. Find out how investing in their people through the Ambassador Program helps integrate health and well-being in their offices and client projects.
Rockefeller Center Achieves Prestigious Fitwel® Healthy Building Certification
Fitwel and Tishman Speyer, announced today that Rockefeller Center, one of the world's most iconic landmarks, has received the prestigious Fitwel® Healthy Building Certification. This achievement underscores Tishman Speyer and Rockefeller Center's commitment to prioritizing the health and well-being of its customers, visitors, and surrounding community.
Cooper Carry: Leading the Healthy Building Movement One Ambassador at a Time
Cooper Carry has been recognized by Fitwel as part of the Best in Building Health awards as the Company with the Most New Fitwel Ambassadors in 2022. This annual list of the top global real estate companies and individuals shows who is leading the healthy building movement by example, leveraging Fitwel’s data-driven, scalable certification platform.
Fitwel At Scale: Champion Spotlight on UL Solutions (US, Asia)
We’re thrilled to welcome UL Solutions as the latest Fitwel Champion! We sat down with Bryan Astheimer, Operations Manager, Sustainability at UL Solutions (and a certified Fitwel Ambassador) to learn why UL pursued Fitwel Certification at scale and to better understand how Fitwel has provided value to their portfolio.
Healthy Building Profile: 300 West Sixth - Austin, TX
Fitwel Partner, RE Tech Advisors (formerly LORD Green Real Estate Strategies) chose Fitwel certification for 300 West Sixth to assist its client and Fitwel Champion, Lionstone Investments, in its ongoing commitment to the health and wellness of building staff and tenants.
Healthy Building Profile: Plaza Tower One - Denver, CO
Granite Properties became a Fitwel Champion this fall certifying five office buildings, including Plaza Tower One, a Class-A, LEED Gold-certified office building in Denver, Colorado. The team chose Fitwel because they felt it was important to communicate and demonstrate their commitment to providing productive and wellness-focused work environments for the health and well-being of their customers and employees.
Healthy Building Profile: The Spiral - New York City, NY
Tishman Speyer, a founding member of Fitwel's Leadership Advisory Board and Champion partnered up with Fitwel Partner Exubrancy to achieve a 2-star rating for The Spiral, a multi-tenant base building that is “sustainable by design, built with humans in mind.
Ambassadors Leading the Movement: Rachel Schiftan
Meet Rachel Schiftan — Managing Director for Energy & Sustainability Services at Cushman & Wakefield, Fitwel Champion and previous Best in Building Health Winner. Rachel was recognized at the 2022 Best in Building Health Awards event as the Fitwel Ambassador with the most certified projects of all time.
Search Blog Articles ↻
By Category
- Adai News
- Best in Building Health
- Certification
- Conferences
- ESG
- Featured
- Fitwel Ambassadors
- Fitwel Champions
- Fitwel Platform
- Fitwel Providers & Partners
- From the CEO
- Healthy Building Profiles
- Podcasts
- Press & Media
- Publications & Reports
- Research Insights
- Strategies & Solutions
- Viral Response Module
- Webinars
By Month
- December 2024
- November 2024
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- February 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- September 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- October 2020
- July 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020