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.

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.

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.

Sara Neff, Head of Sustainability for Lendlease Americas, was recognized as part of this year’s Best in Building Health awards for committing to leading the industry in understanding and quantifying the value of health when it comes to ESG. She shares how a personal health scare sparked a professional passion and what it means to be Best in Building Health in real estate. Read a preview of her story and insights taken from Fitwel’s inaugural digital publication series, Building Health.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.