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  • 2024 Best in Building Health Announcement March 21, 2024

    Fitwel Announces 2024 Best in Building Health Winners

    Fitwel proudly presents the 2024 Best in Building Health Awards, recognizing outstanding achievements in real estate operations and design that have been proven to improve quality of life and maximize value. PGIM Real Estate, Blackstone Real Estate's ESG leadership, Green Matrix Consulting Company, Aldar, Harrison Street, Evolution Sustainability Group, and other notable organizations are recognized for their defining excellence in building health for all.

  • Oracle Headquarters, Redwood Shores, CA | Image Courtesy of Oracle

    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 Help Center: Fitwel Standard v3 Preview

    Fitwel Help Center: v3 Preview

    Take a first look at Fitwel Standard v3! Version 3 reflects insights from the latest public health research and data-based evidence substantiating the valuable link between health and the built environment. Visit our Help Center to learn more.

Recent Posts

From the CEO, Conferences, Featured Janelle Decarreau From the CEO, Conferences, Featured Janelle Decarreau

Insights from MIPIM 2024: Meeting Global Demand with Data-Driven Value

Conversations at MIPIM 2024 highlighted today’s areas of opportunity to create value. Joanna Frank joined more than 20,000 real estate professionals — many of them Fitwel Champions, affiliated partners, and Best in Building Health Award winners — in Cannes, to discuss changing priorities and challenges, and the path forward. Read on for the key takeaways.

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From the CEO, Conferences, Featured Marcos Reynaga From the CEO, Conferences, Featured Marcos Reynaga

Fitwel to Attend MIPIM 2024 | March 12-15, 2024

Fitwel’s CEO, Joanna Frank, will participate in MIPIM 2024 in Cannes, France, the premier real estate event gathering the most influential players from all sectors of the international property industry. Join Joanna as she dives into the pivotal role of ‘S’ data in ESG, shedding light on how Fitwel is pioneering the definition of ‘Social’ within the real estate landscape and the transformative value in integrating social considerations into ESG strategies.

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From the CEO, Featured Marcos Reynaga From the CEO, Featured Marcos Reynaga

Our Path to Defining Excellence in Building Health | Reflections from Our President & CEO

As 2023 wraps up, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on our collective achievements and thank you for your unwavering support... Together, we are transforming the built environment by doubling down on human-centric practices for a healthier, more equitable future — one rooted in our shared pledge to strengthen buildings and communities for generations to come.

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Press & Media, From the CEO, Adai News, Featured Marcos Reynaga Press & Media, From the CEO, Adai News, Featured Marcos Reynaga

Band Venture Partners Canada LP’s Investment in Active Design Advisors, Inc.

Fitwel is pleased to announce Band Venture Partners Canada LP and Triovest’s investment in Active Design Advisors, Inc., the operator of the healthy building platform. The strategic partnership marks the latest milestone in Fitwel’s expansion as the leader of the healthy building movement.

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Press & Media, From the CEO, Featured Marcos Reynaga Press & Media, From the CEO, Featured Marcos Reynaga

SustainabilityX® Magazine's Global 50 Women In Sustainability Awards™ for 2023 Honors CEO Joanna Frank

Joanna Frank, founding President and CEO of Active Design Advisors, Inc. (Adai), and nonprofit research organization, Center for Active Design (CfAD), the operators of Fitwel, has been recognized by SustainabilityX® Magazine as part of their Global 50 Women in Sustainability Awards for 2023! This award reflects Fitwel’s unwavering commitment to promoting health for all within the built environment.

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Top Takeaways from PERE Asia Summit 2023: How Do Your Buildings Stack Up?

This week, our President & CEO, Joanna Frank joined more than 600 of the real estate industry’s leading managers, developers, and investors across the globe — many of them Fitwel Champions, affiliated Partners, and Best in Building Health honorees — in Singapore for PERE’s 16th Annual Asia Summit.

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A note from Joanna Frank, President and CEO, Center for Active Design

In two weeks, we will mark the beginning of the third year of the pandemic. If 2020 was the year we naively opined about getting back to normal, then 2021 has been the year we’ve only just begun emotionally and physically reckoning with our changing world. And it is my sincere hope that in 2022, we meet the moment not only with renewed optimism, but with a detailed plan for pursuing the possibilities that come with more human-centric design.

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