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

Taking Healthy Apartment-Living to the Next Level | Chicago’s 73 East Lake

This year, 73 East, designed by M&R Development, managed by RMK Management Corp., and owned in partnership with UBS Realty Investment, received the Best in Building Health Highest Scoring Multifamily Residential award. This 322 unit luxury apartment complex in the heart of Chicago is recognized for its health-promoting Fitwel Standard strategies that make this apartment building an ideal place to call home.

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The Iconic Stock Exchange of Thailand Earns Notable Distinction in Building Health

Learn about The Stock Exchange of Thailand, the pioneering Fitwel Certified project that became the first to achieve the highest 3-Star Rating in Asia in 2020. This year, they’ve earned Best in Building Health recognition for the Highest Scoring Viral Response Module.

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Beacon Capital Partners and Cushman & Wakefield Continue to Elevate Building Health at Houston's Bank of America Tower

Houston’s first healthy building to receive Fitwel Certification has been named Best in Building Health by Fitwel, thanks to the efforts of Cushman & Wakefield and Beacon Capital Partners. The project team leaders share about their motivations and achievements.

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Fitwel Champion BXP Continues a Multi-Year Winning Streak of Best in Building Health Accolades

We're highlighting Fitwel Champion BXP as one of the companies that had the Greatest Impact on Building Health this year, continuing a multi-year winning streak of Best in Building Health accolades. In addition to having the Most Square Footage of Fitwel-certified buildings, the healthy building leader was recognized for their contribution to achieving the Highest Scoring Design Project on Marriott International Headquarters.

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StraubJunqueira: Leading the Way in Best in Building Health Consulting in São Paulo, Brazil

StraubJunqueira, a top sustainability and healthy building consulting firm in Brazil, has been recognized for being Best in Building Health for three commercial spaces in São Paulo, one of the world’s most populous global cities. We sat down with co-founder and Top Fitwel Ambassador, Eduardo Straub, to learn about the company’s achievements and future ambitions.

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iCity Hong Kong: Shenzhen LVDA Technology Co., Ltd.’s Award-Winning Commitment to Tenant Health

iCity in Hengqin, Zhuhai, China is an award-winning cultural and creative hub that received a Best in Building Health award for earning the Highest Scoring Design Project this year. Hear directly from Shenzhen LVDA Technology Co., Ltd.’s CEO and Top Fitwel Ambassador to learn more about their innovative, health-promoting design features.

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Healthy Building Profile: PGIM Real Estate’s 301 Congress Commits to Multi-Tenant Health & Well-Being

PGIM Real Estate’s 301 Congress, located in Austin, Texas, achieved a 2-Star Fitwel rating using the v2.1 Multi-Tenant Base Building Scorecard, exemplifying the property management team's leadership in sustainability and the prioritization of employee health and wellness within the workplace.

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South Yard Lofts Brings Neighbors and Nature Together for an Award-Winning Healthy Community

Specialized Real Estate Group’s commitment to healthy and sustainable communities comes to life at their Best in Building Health award-winning South Yard Lofts, the first mix-used space to earn a 3-Star Fitwel Rating in Arkansas.

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Why Multifamily Leader Cortland Believes in Resident-First Healthy Living

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.

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How Conservice is Meeting the Demand for Health & Well-Being in Real Estate

Conservice, one of the industry's leading ESG management platforms and proud Fitwel Champion, has been recognized for its far-reaching impact on community health through Fitwel Certification, thanks to a dedicated team of Fitwel Ambassadors at the helm.

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Cushman & Wakefield and SIG’s 125 Broad Street Recognized for Commitment to Employee and Occupant Wellness

125 Broad Street is an iconic 43-story skyscraper in the heart of New York City that was named Best in Building Health for its commitment to providing tenants with a healthy workplace. Read about how Cushman & Wakefield and the Fitwel Ambassadors of Sustainable Investment Group helped this award-winning healthy building stand out from the crowd.

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Improving Holistic Human Health Outcomes: Lehigh University College of Health

Lehigh University's College of Health is a leader in interdisciplinary studies and research in community health, as well as innovation and technology, with the goal of improving human health outcomes. This year, Fitwel is proud to highlight its Best in Building Health achievement.

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