The Center for Active Design (CfAD) has announced the winners of the 2022 Fitwel Best in Building Health leadership awards, the organization’s flagship recognition program for those enrolled in its Fitwel certification program. The winners come from a pool of projects submitted in 2021 on the Fitwel portal.
“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,” said Joanna Frank, President and CEO of CfAD. “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.”
Honoring Excellence in Facilitating Health in the Built Environment
The Best in Building Health awards honor those who meet and exceed Fitwel standards, but also recognize exceptional leadership and progress in the industry. This year’s special recognition awards feature companies that are leading the charge in driving market transformation through their buildings for health and wellness, sustainability, and social equity. For the first time, Best in Building Health is also recognizing Fitwel Ambassadors for their commitment to serving as leaders and active participants in Fitwel’s healthy building movement.
The CfAD notes that the Best in Building Health recognizes projects worldwide, from Kyoto, Japan, and Taoyuan, Taiwan to Moscow, Russia, and Tel Aviv, Israel, underscoring the growth of healthy building movement globally.
Below is the complete list of Fitwel Best in Building Health 2022 Winners. Best in Building Health winners will be honored at a virtual event on March 24 that will showcase data and trends in the healthy building movement and feature key speakers from winning companies focused on the increasing role of health and wellness in real estate investment, design, and operations.
Fitwel Best in Building Health 2022 Recognition Categories and Award Winners
Special Recognition for Leadership
Social Equity Leadership: Harrison Street
Thought Leadership: QuadReal Property Group
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
2021 Distinctions
Greatest Number of Certifications
Consultant: Cushman & Wakefield
Building Owner: Barings Real Estate
Tenant: Meta (formerly Facebook)
Greatest Number of Benchmarked Projects
Building Owner: Harrison Street
Greatest Impact on Building Health
Most People Impacted across Building Scorecards: Cushman & Wakefield
Most People Impacted across Site Scorecards: Beam Living / Steven Winter Associates
Highest Square Footage: Cushman & Wakefield
Highest Acreage: Fidelity Investments
Greatest Impact on Viral Response
Highest Scoring Module (tie): The Stock Exchange of Thailand | The Stock Exchange of Thailand / SCG Building and Living Care Consulting
Highest Scoring Module (tie): The Meridian Group Portfolio | The Meridian Group / Paladino & Company
Most Approved Assets: Boston Properties
2021 Highest Scoring Projects
Commercial Interior Space v2.0
Moser Associates | City Tower One Bay East, Hong Kong
Commercial Interior Space v2.1
Built: Takeda Pharmaceuticals | Takeda, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Design: Peloton / Corgan | Peloton HQ, New York, NY
Single-Tenant Building v2.0
Microsoft / Alfa Sustainable Projects | Microsoft Campus Herzliya, Israel
Single-Tenant Building v2.1
Built: Cushman & Wakefield | Alfabank Technopark, Moscow, Russia
Design: UL | Hotel Sun Chlorella, Kyoto, Japan
Multi-Tenant Base Building v2.0
LaSalle | 60 London Wall, London, United Kingdom
Multi-Tenant Base Building v2.1
Built: SBA Urban / Vesta Consulting | BLC2, Kaunas, Lithuania
Design: 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: UL | Herjing Gulf Villa Multifamily, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Retail v2.1
Built: UL | TaiMall Shopping Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
Design: CBRE | Angel Central, London, United Kingdom
Community v2.1
Built: Beam Living / Steven Winter Associates | Peter Cooper Village & Stuyvesant Town, New York, NY
Design: Harrison Street | Cortland Cassiobury, Watford, United Kingdom
Commercial v2.1
Built: QuadReal Property Group | Southcore Financial Centre, Toronto, Canada
Design: QuadReal Property Group | World Exchange Plaza, Ottawa, Canada
Ambassador Awards
Company with the Most Ambassadors (All-Time) | Perkins & Will
Ambassador with the Highest Scoring Project
Caroline Compton / Corgan | Peloton HQ, New York, NY
Emily Frazer-Smith / Corgan | Peloton HQ, New York, NY
Ambassador Associated with the Most Certified Projects (All-Time)
Rachel Schiftan / Cushman & Wakefield
