Items Tagged with 'healthy buildings'

As schools and universities rethink what their campuses need to offer in an AI-driven world, two experts from Carnegie discuss how surfaces, acoustics, and material choices play a defining role in making those spaces work.

Walls influence more than structure and sound. They quietly shape how a building feels to the people who use it: how it sounds, how the air smells, how a child with asthma sleeps at night, how a worker feels finishing the day. Insulation is part of that story.

Fitwel announced the 2026 Best in Building Health Award winners—recognizing the global leaders proving that health is now core business for real estate.

With its durable qualities and malleable form, copper is currently experiencing a renaissance. Its ability to bridge historic restoration with contemporary design — and its unparalleled resilience — puts copper at the forefront of current architectural trends. 

Fitwel announced the launch of the Fitwel Loyalty Program, a new initiative created to recognize and reward organizations that are driving meaningful progress in health-focused building practices.

Knauf Insulation, Inc. announced that it will become the first fiberglass insulation manufacturer to be entirely formaldehyde-free across its product portfolio by the end of this year.



This article explores how properly designed wall systems can reduce airborne particulates, improve thermal continuity, minimise condensation risk, and contribute to healthier indoor environments across seasons.

While collecting "disclosure" documents proved easy enough for project teams, it turned out that LEED v4 was a bit ahead of the curve on the "optimization" side. Frankly, the industry lacked a common framework to facilitate rigorous, standardized, and streamlined workflows to achieve optimization. Simply put, the industry was not quite ready. It is ready now.

This first Fitwel data partnership will directly integrate Awair Omni’s commercial-grade IAQ sensor data with Fitwel's certification platform, enabling performance-based verification of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) strategies while significantly reducing the documentation burden on building owners and operators.

The American Institute of Architects College of Fellows Fund, Inc. awarded the 2025 Latrobe Prize—a $150,000 grant—to a nine-person research team to explore how building facades can enhance human health by functioning as air purifiers.