Yorkdale Shopping Centre is the first Canadian retail project to achieve Best in Building Health recognition. Oxford Properties acquired Yorkdale Shopping Centre in 1998 and has since transformed it into a premier people-centric centre that attracts more than 18 million customers a year.

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.

The workplace of the future is HERE! We’re excited to celebrate the HERE Building in Reading, UK — developed by V7 Asset Management in partnership with sustainability consultancy Element Four — for achieving two Best in Building Health awards for their people-centric design.

As part of our ongoing 2023 Best in Building Health series, we’re excited to celebrate one of Fitwel’s Top 20 Ambassadors, Vicky Woodward of DLC Europe.

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.

Learn about Fitwel’s Top 20 Ambassadors list, featuring industry-leading professionals who are leading the healthy building movement and driving value through Fitwel certifications.

Best in Building Health honors best-in-class real estate companies and individuals who are leading the healthy building movement by example, leveraging Fitwel’s data-driven, scalable technology platform to set the bar for excellence in building health.

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.

Toronto's Yorkdale Shopping Centre, which is part of Oxford Property Group’s portfolio, has a 55-year history as Canada's leading super-regional shopping center. As of February 2023, Yorkdale is the only retail property in Canada to finalize Fitwel Retail Building v2.1 Certification, and just one of eight publicly disclosed in the world.

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.