Fitwel, the global certification system committed to building health for all, announced the winners of the 2024 Best in Building Health Awards. The awards recognize the most innovative real estate companies and individuals setting the standard for health and wellbeing in the built environment across the world. This year’s winners, recognized for their achievements in 2023, span the globe from countries including Canada, Spain, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, Thailand and the United States, among others.
In one of the most rapid periods of Fitwel adoption, 2023 witnessed a 78% increase in square footage of buildings on the platform, representing 2.5 billion square feet.
“This year’s winners are true champions exemplifying Fitwel’s global reach of bringing building health to all. Fitwel is empowering industry leaders to implement a framework that prioritizes stakeholder health and well-being, improves ESG performance, future-proofs asset value, and mitigates risk,” said Joanna Frank, president and CEO of Fitwel. “With the recent introduction of Fitwel v3 for asset certification and phase 2 of Social Performance as an entity-wide certification pathway, we anticipate a transformative year ahead. The Standard, now providing 100% portfolio coverage, reflects the latest research on health, climate change and value, positioning Fitwel as a catalyst for industry-wide change.”
The winners are:
Best in Building Health Leadership Awards | 2024
Special Recognition for Industry and Individual Leadership in 2023
- Industry Leadership Award: Fitwel Champion Growth | PGIM Real Estate
- Industry Leadership Award: Regional Growth | Aldar
- Individual Leadership Award: ESG Leadership | Eric Duchon, Global Head of ESG for Blackstone Real Estate, Dan Egan, Americas Head of ESG for Blackstone Real Estate
- Industry Leadership Award: Sector Leadership – Student Housing | Evolution Sustainability Group
Special Recognition for All-Time Achievements
- Fitwel Excellence Award: Most Certifications of All-Time
Harrison Street - Fitwel Impact Award: Highest Scoring Project of All-Time (Design)
Green Matrix Consulting Company, Five To The Tenth, Hung Kuo Group | Eco Utopia Community, Taiwan - Fitwel Impact Award: Highest Scoring Project of All-Time (Built)
Vesta Consulting, UAB, Bei Capital, UAB | BLC2, Lithuania
Below is the full list of 2024 Best in Building Health winners, which can also be found here.
Best in Building Health® Awards | 2024
Recognition Categories and Award Winners for Achievements in 2023
Distinctions | 2024
- Highest-Scoring Project (Built)
Certification Project Team: Frasers Property UK
Project: Winnersh Triangle
Location: Reading, England - Highest Scoring Project (Design)
Certification Project Teams: Green Matrix Consulting Company, Five To The Tenth, Hung Kuo Group
Project: Eco Utopia Community
Location: Taiwan - Greatest Number of Certifications (Consultant)
Company: UL Solutions - Greatest Number of Certifications (Owner)
Company: Harrison Street - Greatest Number of Certifications (Tenant)
Company: Amgen - Greatest Number of Registered Projects
Company: BGIS - Most People Impacted Across Building Scorecards
Company: RXR - Most People Impacted Across Site Scorecards
Company: Oracle, Inc. - Highest Square Footage
Company: RXR - Highest Acreage
Company: Aldar
Highest Scoring Projects | 2024
For Achievements in 2023
- Commercial Interior Space v2.1 (Built)
Certification Project Team: QuadReal Property Group
Project: QuadReal Head Office at Park Place
Location: Vancouver, Canada - Commercial Interior Space v2.1 (Design)
Certification Project Team: PGIM Real Estate
Project: NJ-Tower-14 PGIM Real Estate
Location: Newark, New Jersey - Single-Tenant Building v2.1 (Built)
Certification Project Teams: Africus Co., Ltd., Thai Health Promotion Foundation
Project: Thai Health Promotion Foundation
Location: Bangkok, Thailand - Single-Tenant Building v2.1 (Design)
Certification Project Teams: Samskara Studio, Lincoln Property Company, Arrowstreet, Studio ENEE, Soden Sustainability
Project: Seaport Circle: Pavilion
Location: Boston, Massachusetts - Multi-Tenant Base Building v2.1 (Built)
Certification Project Team: Paramount Group
Project: 111 Sutter Street
Location: San Francisco, California - Multi-Tenant Base Building v2.1 (Design)
Certification Project Team: Credit Suisse Asset Management, CBRE Ltd.
Project: 3 Rivergate
Location: Bristol, United Kingdom - Multi-Tenant Whole Building v2.1 (Built)
Certification Project Team: Beacon Capital Partners, Cushman & Wakefield, JLL
Project: AMA Plaza / 330 N. Wabash
Location: Chicago, Illinois - Multi-Tenant Whole Building v2.1 (Design)
Certification Project Team: UBS Asset Management – Euroinvest, Cushman & Wakefield, EVORA Global
Project: WTC Barcelona Almeda Park Phase 1 Building #3
Location: Barcelona, Spain - Multifamily Residential v2.1 (Built)
Certification Project Teams: ESG Europe, Elkstone Partners, Hatch Student Living
Project: Copley Court
Location: Cork, Ireland - Multifamily Residential v2.1 (Design)
Certification Project Teams: Harrison Street, DLC Europe
Project: Compass, U.K.
Location: Birmingham, U.K. - Retail v2.1 (Built)
Certification Project Teams: Brightworks Sustainability, Halekulani Corporation
Project: Halepuna Waikiki
Location: Honolulu, Hawaii - Retail v2.1 (Design)
Certification Project Teams: Tishman Speyer, Arup
Project: Enterprise Research Campus – Hotel Component
Location: Boston, Massachusetts - Community v2.1 (Built)
Certification Project Teams: UL Solutions, Savills Property Service (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Project: Central Park
Location: Beijing, China - Community v2.1 (Design)
Certification Project Teams: Green Matrix Consulting Company, Five To The Tenth, Hung Kuo Group
Project: Eco Utopia Community
Location: Taiwan - Commercial Industrial Site v2.1 (Built)
Certification Project Team: Frasers Property UK
Project: Winnersh Triangle
Location: Reading, England - Commercial Industrial Site v2.1 (Design)
Certification Project Teams: Beijing Central Business District Administration Committee, Beijing Yintai Business Management Group Co., Ltd., China Academy of Building Research
Project: Public Green Plaza in Beijing CBD Core Area
Location: Beijing, China - Senior Housing vbeta (Built)
Certification Project Teams: Green Courte Partners, MA Design
Project: Verena at Hilliard
Location: Hilliard, Ohio - Senior Housing vbeta (Design)
Certification Project Teams: Pennrose, LGBTQ Senior Housing, Inc., DiMella Shaffer, Thornton Tomasetti, NEI
Project: The Pryde
Location: Hyde Park, Massachusetts
