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Tishman Speyer
The Spiral, Manhattan, New York

Featured Posts

  • Health at Scale: Global Leadership Defines Real Estate in 2026

    Fitwel’s CEO, Joanna Frank, celebrates this years Best in Building Health Winners and highlights how building health at scale is a defining characteristic of market leadership. Fitwel’s global presence continues to grow, mirroring a world-wide adoption of healthy building practices.

  • 2025: How Consumer Demand for Health Reset Expectations for Real Estate

    2025 marked a turning point for global real estate as consumer demand reshaped how value is created and measured. Backed by new research, international momentum, and a shift toward real-time verification, this year proved that health-focused buildings outperform—delivering rental premiums, stronger tenant satisfaction, and long-term resilience. From Fitwel’s Smart Scorecard innovations to the resurgence of Active Design, the market made one thing clear: health is no longer a trend, but a fundamental driver of performance and investment.

  • Fitwel Introduces the Smart Scorecard Wizard: Intelligent Automation Delivering Certification Efficiency, Accuracy, and Confidence

    Fitwel’s new Smart Scorecard Wizard uses intelligent automation to make certification faster, smarter, and more accurate. By streamlining scorecard selection and approvals, it reduces manual effort, ensures consistency, and empowers users to focus on impact rather than paperwork.

Recent Posts

The Meridian Group and Buro Happold Maintain Fitwel Viral Response Module Highest Rating for Second Year

Having earned the highest scoring Viral Response Module in 2021, The Meridian Group’s dedication to ensuring health and safety in their buildings continues to remain strong. This year, they once again hold the record for the highest score – a testament to their deep commitment to ensuring the health and safety of their occupants for the long term.

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Vornado Realty Trust: Setting New Standards in Sustainability and Occupant Well-Being

As part of Fitwel's Best in Building Health awards this year, Vornado Realty's THE MART received the highest score in the Multi-Tenant Whole Building category. Learn why this industry leader has committed to optimizing the health and safety of its portfolio's occupants.

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Fitwel Accelerates Global Adoption of Healthy Building Certification at Scale; Announces New Champions, Partners, & Providers

Fitwel today announced the latest cohort of companies to join its global community of Champions, Providers, and Partners, signaling an intensifying race for quality to meet the demand for healthy buildings in real estate.

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Promoting Health & Wellness to Colleagues and Clients: Top Ambassador Jackson Jaeger of TIAA

Fitwel’s annual Top 20 Ambassadors initiative shines a spotlight on industry-leading professionals from across the globe who have demonstrated exemplary engagement, leadership, and achievements as Fitwel Ambassadors. Learn how the Ambassador program has impacted Jackson Jaeger’s career, colleagues and clients in our latest blog.

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How Vari and Corgan are Elevating the Future Workplace through Healthy Spaces

Vari's Best in Building Health award-winning campus, designed in collaboration with Corgan, embodies both companies’ values of promoting health and wellness in the office. Learn why Vari prioritized building a healthy space for their employees through Fitwel Certification and why its health-promoting strategies make it the workplace of the future.

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An Inside Look at Marriott International’s World-Class Healthy Hospitality Headquarters

Take an inside look at Gensler-designed Marriott International's award-winning headquarters, recognized as Best in Building Health, and learn the how and why behind their commitment to creating a healthy workplace environment.

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Top Ambassador Spotlight: Leila Schey, Gensler

Congratulations to Leila Schey of Gensler for being one of our 2023 Best in Building Health Top 20 Ambassadors. Find out how the Ambassador Program has impacted her professionally and personally, and why Gensler continues to invest in healthy buildings on our latest blog feature.

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Harrison Street's Moira Kelley: Top Ambassador for Prioritizing Health in Senior & Student Housing

As part of our ongoing series featuring Top Fitwel Ambassadors, we’re celebrating Moira Kelley of Harrison Street. Harrison Street is a leading investment management firm exclusively focused on alternative real assets, including senior and student housing, healthcare delivery, and life sciences. Learn more about Moira’s motivations and her achievements as an expert in healthy buildings.

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