Salesforce and Brightworks Sustainability Awarded Best in Building Health for Salesforce’s Global HQ

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Written By Marcos Reynaga

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 certification and scalable technology platform to set the bar for excellence in building health. 

We’re kicking off a Q&A series to celebrate the stories, strategies, and insights of the winners all year round, starting with Salesforce and Brightworks Sustainability.

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AT A GLANCE

Awards: Highest Scoring Viral Response Module (2022) 

Project Location: Salesforce’s Global Headquarters, 415 Mission St., San Francisco, CA

We’re thrilled to congratulate Salesforce and Fitwel Provider, Brightworks Sustainability, for earning this year’s Best in Building Health award for the Highest Scoring Viral Response Module at Salesforce’s Global Headquarters building in San Francisco, CA! The Fitwel Viral Response Module, or VRM, sets the industry standard for optimizing buildings in response to the broad health impacts of infectious respiratory diseases in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This award reflects Salesforce's "behind-the-scenes" efforts and ongoing dedication to keeping their employees and communities healthy, safe, and productive. Although Salesforce began focusing on healthy spaces years ago, COVID-19 prompted them to sharpen their focus, specifically on improving indoor air quality within their own offices. Salesforce has since committed to pursuing Fitwel VRM certification across their major office sites around the world, including the San Francisco Global Headquarters, Salesforce Tower.

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The Salesforce and Brightworks project teams, including Relina Bulchandani, EVP of Real Estate and Workplace Services with Salesforce, and one of this year's Top 20 Fitwel Ambassadors, Katie Luong, shared with us about their achievements and their commitment to the healthy building movement. Their insights are below.

Image: Relina Bulchandani, EVP of Real Estate and Workplace Services, Salesforce.

Relina Bulchandani
EVP of Real Estate and Workplace Services, Salesforce

 What does Building Health mean to the Salesforce team?
“At Salesforce, one of the most important pillars of our real estate strategy is the health and safety of our buildings. This recognition signals our commitment to improving the air quality of our buildings and creating safe spaces for all who step through our doors. We’re proud of this achievement and will continue to pursue Fitwel VRM certification across our major office sites around the world.”

— Relina Bulchandani, EVP of Real Estate and Workplace Services, Salesforce

Why did you choose Fitwel? What strategies did you pursue in Salesforce’s HQ?
“As leaders in the healthy building movement, Salesforce uses its business as a platform for change for a healthy, resilient, and sustainable future. We believe we are responsible for pushing the industry forward which is why we pursued Fitwel. The Fitwel Certification builds trust with our neighbors and employees by tangibly showing our commitment and promise to ensure a healthy and safe workplace for our employees, which has been critical in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Salesforce pursued 98.5% of the strategies in the Viral Response Module, implementing measures to enhance the indoor environment, promote positive behavioral change, and build trust internally and with the surrounding community.”

— Lindy Gibbons, Manager of Workplace Engineering, Salesforce

Image: Katie Luong, Consultant, Brightworks Sustainability.

Katie Luong
Consultant, Brightworks Sustainability
Top 20 Fitwel Ambassador

What role did Brightworks Sustainability play in this Best in Building Health achievement?
As a Fitwel Ambassador, I lead and develop resources for Brightworks’ wellness practice.

I’m thrilled that Salesforce has been recognized as Best in Building Health, which involves projects that go above and beyond to prioritize health and wellness through design and operations. From large-scale community developments to a single office building, the Fitwel framework offers a degree of flexibility that allows me to provide customized approaches for Brightworks clients, including Salesforce. I believe promoting health and wellness can drive market transformation for the better and support healthier lifestyles. Here at Brightworks, we care deeply about the well-being of the people who are part of the places we help create.

— Katie Luong, Consultant, Brightworks Sustainability, Top 20 Fitwel Ambassador

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