The Center for Active Design (CfAD) recently announced the 2022 winners of the Fitwel Best in Building Health (BiBH) leadership awards, its flagship recognition program that identifies notable people and companies that are enhancing human health via Fitwel, a certification system committed to building health.
Created in partnership with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and operated by CfAD, Fitwel is billed as a rigorous, third-party healthy building certification system that sets an industry standard for evidence-based strategies to promote health and wellness through the built environment.
This year's award winners were recognized based on project submissions in 2021 to the Fitwel portal. Winners will be honored at a virtual event on March 24, featuring keynote speakers from winning companies and focused on the increasing role of health and wellness in real estate investment, design, and operations. See more information about the virtual event here.
The Best in Building Health Awards honor those who meet and exceed Fitwel standards, but also recognize exceptional leadership and progress in the industry. Notably, this year's special recognition awards featured companies that are leading the charge in driving market transformation through their buildings for health and wellness, sustainability, and social equity.
Below are FitWel's 2022 Best in Building Health Award project winners.
2021 Highest Scoring Projects
Commercial Interior Space v2.1
Built: Takeda Pharmaceuticals | Takeda, São Paulo, Brazil
Design: Peloton / Corgan | Peloton HQ, New York, NY
Commercial & Industrial Site v2.1
Built: QuadReal Property Group | Southcore Financial Centre, Toronto, Canada
Design: QuadReal Property Group | World Exchange Plaza, Ottawa, Canada
Commercial Interior Space v2.0
M Moser Associates | Citi Tower One Bay East, Hong Kong
Single-Tenant v2.0
Microsoft / Alfa Sustainable Projects | Microsoft Campus, Herzliya, Israel
Single-Tenant v2.1
Built: Cushman & Wakefield | Alfabank Technopark, Moscow, Russia
Design: Sun Chlorella Corporation / Green Matrix Consulting Company, UL | Hotel Sun Chlorella, Kyoto, Japan
Multi-Tenant Base Building v2.0
LaSalle Investment Management | 60 London Wall, London, United Kingdom
Multi-Tenant Base Building v2.1
Built: SBA Urban / Vesta Consulting | BLC2, Kaunas, Lithuania
Design: EPIC UK Ltd / Element Four | 217 Bath Road, Slough, United Kingdom
Multi-Tenant Whole Building v2.0
Projekt Wadowicka Sp. z o.o. / Sweco Polska sp. z o.o. | Wadowicka 3A, Kraków, Poland
Multi-Tenant Whole Building v2.1
Built: Principal Real Estate Investors | Broadway Tower, Portland, Oregon
Multifamily Residential v2.0
UL | YuanXiJiaYuan, Beijing, China
Multifamily Residential v2.1
Built: Newcastle Limited / SCB | State & Chestnut, Chicago, Illinois
Design: Herzu Develop Co., Herjing Construction Co. / Green Matrix Consulting Company, UL | Herjing Gulf Villa Multifamily, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Retail v2.1
Built: TaiMall Shopping Center / Green Matrix Consulting Company, UL | TaiMall Shopping Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Design: CBRE | Angel Central, London, United Kingdom
Community Site v2.1
Built: Beam Living / Steven Winter Associates | Peter Cooper Village & Stuyvesant Town, New York, NY
Design: Harrison Street | Cortland Cassiobury, Watford, United Kingdom
All-Time Achievements
Fitwel Excellence Award
Most Certifications of All Time: Kilroy Realty Corporation
Fitwel Promise Award
Most Benchmarked Projects of All Time: QuadReal Property Group
Fitwel Impact Award
Highest Scoring Project of All Time: Peloton/Corgan, Peloton HQ, New York, NY
Special Recognition for Leadership
Social Equity Leadership: Harrison Street
Thought Leadership: QuadReal Property Group
"With the growing focus on prioritizing human health, real estate owners and investors are meeting the demand for health-focused buildings with key strategies and programs to prioritize occupant health," said CfAD president and CEO Joanna Frank. "The 2022 award winners demonstrate not only an increased demand for Fitwel and healthy building certification, but significantly, an increased emphasis around the globe on prioritizing occupants' health and wellness," .
View the full list of FitWel's 2022 Best in Building Health Award winners.
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