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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

How Conservice is Meeting the Demand for Health & Well-Being in Real Estate

Conservice, one of the industry's leading ESG management platforms and proud Fitwel Champion, has been recognized for its far-reaching impact on community health through Fitwel Certification, thanks to a dedicated team of Fitwel Ambassadors at the helm.

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Cushman & Wakefield and SIG’s 125 Broad Street Recognized for Commitment to Employee and Occupant Wellness

125 Broad Street is an iconic 43-story skyscraper in the heart of New York City that was named Best in Building Health for its commitment to providing tenants with a healthy workplace. Read about how Cushman & Wakefield and the Fitwel Ambassadors of Sustainable Investment Group helped this award-winning healthy building stand out from the crowd.

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Improving Holistic Human Health Outcomes: Lehigh University College of Health

Lehigh University's College of Health is a leader in interdisciplinary studies and research in community health, as well as innovation and technology, with the goal of improving human health outcomes. This year, Fitwel is proud to highlight its Best in Building Health achievement.

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Lionstone Investments’ Data-Driven Approach to Healthy Building Demand

Lionstone Investments, one of the largest real estate investment firms in the world, lives and breathes Fitwel's mission of leading the healthy building movement within its culture, assets, and homes. Today, like other REITs, they are considering how health-promoting strategies benefit employees and tenants as well as their portfolio's bottom line. Learn more about this Best in Building Health winner on our latest blog.

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Inside Harrison Street’s Award-Winning Commitment to Healthy Senior Living

Harrison Street has been recognized with Fitwel's highest honor, the Fitwel Excellence Award, for its exceptional track record of healthy building certifications. We sat down with Jill Brosig, Chief Impact Officer at Harrison Street, whose title intentionally reflects the company’s commitment to demonstrating the proven impact of its strategy, to learn more about how Fitwel is an essential part of driving value.

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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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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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How Jamestown L.P., Lincoln Property Company, and Verdani Partners Reimagined 18 Tremont

We’re delighted to spotlight Jamestown L.P., Lincoln Property Company, and Verdani Partners for achieving the Highest Scoring Multi-Tenant Project for 18 Tremont as part of our Best in Building Health Awards! Fitwel 3-star 18 Tremont exemplifies Jamestown's mission to transform spaces into future-proof innovation hubs and community centers.

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How Oxford’s Yorkdale Built an Exceptional People-Centric Retail Experience

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.

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How the HERE Building Goes Above and Beyond in Health-Promoting Workplace Design

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.

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