First of its kind ranking data that quantifies good, better, and best for building health, as well as relational data against key S metrics
NEW YORK, Feb. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Fitwel announced today a groundbreaking data insights tool that allows real estate companies to rank their properties' and entities' healthy building performance against their peers. A first for the industry, the Relational Data tool adds value to Fitwel Certification by providing users entity-level ranking against like-companies. The announcement marks Fitwel's ever-increasing product offering, expanding from a healthy building certification to a comprehensive data platform that drives market transformation for the industry.
In addition to measuring performance amongst all certified projects on Fitwel, the new tool also measures performance of Walkability & Transportation and Environmental Quality - two of the top five "S" metrics most tracked by investors, as found in the New Investor Consensus: The Rising Demand for Healthy Buildings (March 2021). The Relational Data dashboard visualizes key data insights, making it easy for a company to digest where and how to improve their healthy building performance and communicate achievements to stakeholders.
Originally created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), Fitwel is the leading healthy building certification used by top real estate companies across the globe to ensure their assets are designed and operated to positively impact the health, productivity, and satisfaction of residents, employees, and tenants.
The platform's data highlights how leading real estate industry companies stack up against each other and creates a higher standard for healthy buildings. While similar ranking systems exist for Environmental metrics, Fitwel's relational data is the first of its kind to begin to track the Social pillar of ESG for the real estate industry.
"The industry has long been asking for ranking data to understand good, better, and best," said Joanna Frank, CEO of Fitwel. "Not only will you be able to understand where you sit in relation to your peers, but it supports continuous improvement of assets with regard to social impact by providing a quantifiable roadmap."
As building occupants and investors alike drive demand for quality in the industry, the relational data will clearly differentiate individual properties and portfolios in the market. The side-by-side ranking provides companies with the insight needed to communicate with stakeholders - tenants and investors - on their relative performance, allowing for differentiation against peers and accurate annual reporting metrics.
Ultimately, the Relational Data tool will help real estate companies measure the effectiveness of Fitwel implementation and better inform dialogue with key stakeholders, make more informed business decisions in implementing healthy buildings, and find areas of improvement for health-centered 'S' initiatives.
Joanna Frank first revealed the tool live on stage during a keynote speech at the PERE Asia Summit in Singapore on February 21st. Her talk, entitled "The Future of Buildings Already Exist - How Do You Stack Up?", discussed why the impact of healthy buildings and the "S" in ESG are the untapped value creation opportunities and how Fitwel is defining excellence in building health.
About Fitwel
Fitwel is the world's leading certification system committed to building health for all. Generated by expert analysis of 5,600+ academic research studies, Fitwel is implementing a vision for a healthier future where all buildings and communities are enhanced to strengthen health and well-being. Fitwel was originally created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention and U.S. General Services Administration. The CDC remains the research and evaluation partner for Fitwel. The Center for Active Design (CfAD), a global not-for-profit organization, maintains the Fitwel standard and conducts objective third-party assessments that lead to certified projects. CfAD's new business unit, Adai (pronounced "a-DAY"), is charged with expanding Fitwel to the global market, administering the program while providing best-in-class customer service and technical support. To learn more about Fitwel, please visit: www.fitwel.org
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