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Tishman Speyer
The Spiral, Manhattan, New York
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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.
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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.
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Evolving the Fitwel Standard: Connecting Value to Health
Our 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? In our second issue of Building Health, we delve deeper into these topics, spotlighting the value of investing in Social to meet the demands of today and tomorrow.
COP28: The Case for Health in Climate
Climate and health are inextricably linked. In a monumental step forward, this message was echoed in many of the publications and conversations surrounding COP28. Building on this consensus, our team compiled five key takeaways from this landmark conference, highlighting how built environment interventions can combat climate change while also prioritizing health for all.
Center for Active Design: 2023 Reflections in Research
In this month’s Center for Active Design Insights, we took a look back at the three research themes and trends we’ve noticed throughout the year, and what we’ve learned as we turn toward 2024.
Fitwel’s Certified Metrics: Bridging the Gap Between Real Estate and ESG
ESG or Environmental, Social, and Governance investing and reporting is an effort to integrate non-financial risk and value factors into financial decision-making processes. Learn how Fitwel’s Certified Metrics tool can help support your ESG goals.
Clearing the Air: Time to Prepare for Respiratory Virus Season
The return to school brings the usual uptick in colds, stomach bugs, flu, and COVID-19, all of which spread more easily indoors. As the northern hemisphere cools, many of us return indoors where contagious diseases spread more easily. Fortunately, building managers, owners, and occupants can prevent contagious disease transmission with these critical strategies.
Fighting Floods: Strategies for Staying Dry This Storm Season
Following some of the hottest months in the northern hemisphere's history, it's difficult to imagine too much water could be a pressing concern. Yet with the tropical storm season underway, it’s imperative to consider yet another climate risk: flooding.
Our Cities Are Getting Too Hot. Here's What We Can Do
With global temperatures hitting record highs this summer, staying cool, healthy and safe has never been more important — especially in cities. Learn how the urban heat island effect affects our social mental and physical health, and what to do about it.
Safety at Work: How Fitwel Can Help
According to the latest data, fatal work injuries in 2021 were up 8.9% from 2020, and despite advances in technology and machinery over the past five years, nonfatal work injury and illness rates have not declined. In recognition of National Safety Month, learn about the key Fitwel strategies that support employers and developers in prioritizing workplace safety.
Designing for Well-being: How the Built Environment Can Improve Our Mental Health
This rise in mental health conditions has ripple effects on physical health, social well-being, and even the economy. How can the built environment help? Fortunately, there are a number of interventions that can support improved mental health and increased social connectedness.
The Key to Better Indoor Air Quality Management in Buildings
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.
Environmental Quality & the S in ESG: Insights Coming Soon!
Fitwel’s newly announced relational data tool will dig into performance across several core areas, including overall health promotion achievement, optimization of walkability and transit access, and support of a high-quality environment. Environmental quality is one area that we are especially excited to dig into, given the health impact, opportunity for growth, and demonstrated impact on asset value and social benefit.
Research Insights: Fitwel Strategies Can Support Your Sleep Resolutions
We know that sleep has a significant impact on our mental health, which is why Fitwel includes many strategies that can help building occupants get better sleep, such as increasing access to daylight, locating workstations near windows, providing room darkening shades, limiting light pollution, and minimizing interior and exterior-sourced noises.
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