In the spirit of awards season, including the recently announced 2024 Best in Building Health Awards, this March we are turning our attention to the historical achievements in environmental design, policy, and engineering for health.

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.

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.

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.

Levi Jimenez of high performance commercial real estate consultant, Viable LLC, shares how becoming an Ambassador has elevated his clients’ assets, one market at a time.

We were thrilled to recognize two Top Ambassadors from Fitwel Champion UL Solutions, Christopher Tacy and David Adler, as part of our Best in Building Health awards for 2023. In this post, they share what being Best in Building Health means to them and their companies and how the Fitwel Ambassador program has impacted their careers.

Palisades, a four-building project owned by Atlanta Property Group in Atlanta's Central Perimeter submarket, takes pride in being one of the most employee-centric office properties in the Southeast of the United States. Together with the support of Sustainable Investment Group, these healthy buildings earned Best in Building Health recognition.

This year, 73 East, designed by M&R Development, managed by RMK Management Corp., and owned in partnership with UBS Realty Investment, received the Best in Building Health Highest Scoring Multifamily Residential award. This 322 unit luxury apartment complex in the heart of Chicago is recognized for its health-promoting Fitwel Standard strategies that make this apartment building an ideal place to call home.

Congratulations to Top Ambassador Madison Dorman of Verdani Partners who was recognized for her dedication to helping clients pursue healthy building certification through Fitwel this year. She shares what being Best in Building Health means to her and how becoming a Fitwel Ambassador has positively impacted her career.

Cushman & Wakefield’s Megan Krest has gone above and beyond in leading the healthy building movement on behalf of her clients, earning her a well-deserved spot on this year’s Top Ambassadors List. Learn how becoming a Fitwel Ambassador has positively impacted her career and added value to her clients’ portfolios.

Learn about The Stock Exchange of Thailand, the pioneering Fitwel Certified project that became the first to achieve the highest 3-Star Rating in Asia in 2020. This year, they’ve earned Best in Building Health recognition for the Highest Scoring Viral Response Module.

Cushman & Wakefield’s Christine Cho understands the value of investing in healthy buildings – and in her professional career. We’re recognizing her this year as one of our Top Ambassadors for helping lead award-winning certified buildings and for her overall dedication to the healthy building movement.