Fitwel Certification

Health-focused certification for buildings, sites, and communities

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RunBrook helps owners, developers, architects, employers, property managers, and project teams pursue Fitwel certification with practical guidance, documentation support, building performance coordination, and sustainability expertise.

Fitwel is a healthy building certification system that helps project teams implement, track, and benchmark strategies that support human health and well-being in buildings and surrounding communities. The Fitwel standard is evidence-based and designed to apply to many different building and site project types.

Why Fitwel certification matters

Support healthier places for people to live, work, and gather

Fitwel certification helps project teams prioritize health, wellness, occupant experience, and community well-being. For owners, employers, developers, and property teams, certification can demonstrate a commitment to creating spaces that support people while also aligning with broader sustainability, ESG, and asset performance goals.

  • Fitwel strategies can address health-promoting design, operations, access, activity, indoor environmental quality, and community connection.

  • Certification can help communicate that a building, workplace, residential project, or site has been designed or operated with health and wellness in mind.

  • Fitwel can help owners and organizations document health-focused strategies that support broader ESG, sustainability, and real estate performance objectives.

  • Health-focused strategies can support comfort, access, daily activity, satisfaction, and overall quality of life.

  • Fitwel can be pursued alongside LEED, WELL, Green Globes, ENERGY STAR, or other building performance and sustainability certifications.

  • Fitwel uses tailored scorecards for different project types, from single-floor build-outs to large-scale developments.

What is Fitwel certification?

Fitwel is a building health certification system focused on improving health and well-being through design and operational strategies. Building owners can use Fitwel to implement, track, and benchmark strategies that impact the lives of residents, occupants, and surrounding communities.

The Fitwel Standard provides tailored scorecards for different project types and can apply to existing buildings, new buildings, interior spaces, sites, and larger developments. This flexibility makes Fitwel a practical option for teams that want a health-focused certification path that can be adapted to the project’s scope, ownership structure, and goals.

RunBrook’s role

Certification guidance from building performance professionals

RunBrook can help project teams determine whether Fitwel, WELL, LEED, Green Globes, FGBC, NGBS, ENERGY STAR, or another certification path is the best fit for the project’s goals, budget, timeline, and performance requirements.

If Fitwel certification is selected, our team can help coordinate the certification process, organize documentation, identify performance-related requirements, and align health-focused strategies with practical building systems and operations.

RunBrook can support your project with:

  • Fitwel certification strategy

  • Rating system comparison and guidance

  • Early planning and feasibility review

  • Documentation coordination

  • Indoor environmental quality strategy support

  • Building operations and policy coordination

  • Energy modeling and building performance support

  • Energy audits for existing buildings

  • Quality assurance inspections

  • Peer review services

  • Coordination with owners, developers, architects, engineers, contractors, employers, and facility teams

  • Final certification support

Fitwel project types we support

Certification support for buildings, interiors, sites, and communities

Fitwel certification can apply to many different building and site project types. RunBrook can help identify which scorecard or pathway is appropriate and coordinate the work needed to support certification.

  • Fitwel can support owners and property teams looking to evaluate and improve the health-related features, policies, and operations of existing buildings.

  • Fitwel can help design and construction teams integrate health-promoting strategies into new projects from the beginning.

  • For tenant spaces, workplaces, and interior fit-outs, Fitwel can support strategies related to occupant experience, access, comfort, and wellness.

  • Fitwel can support residential and mixed-use projects where resident health, community features, access, and long-term livability are important priorities.

  • Fitwel can be used for larger site and development projects where outdoor space, access, circulation, community connection, and health-promoting environments are part of the project vision.

  • Fitwel can help owners and organizations apply health-focused strategies across multiple assets and track performance consistently.

What Fitwel evaluates

Strategies that support health and well-being

Fitwel evaluates design and operational strategies that can support physical, mental, and social well-being. Depending on the project type and scorecard, Fitwel may evaluate:

  • Indoor environmental quality

  • Outdoor spaces and site design

  • Building access and circulation

  • Active transportation and walkability

  • Stairs, entries, and movement-supportive design

  • Food access and nourishment-related strategies

  • Water access

  • Occupant safety and emergency preparedness

  • Workplace or residential policies

  • Cleaning, maintenance, and operations

  • Community connection and social equity

  • Documentation and ongoing performance tracking

These strategies help project teams think beyond traditional building efficiency and focus on how spaces affect the people who use them every day.

Fitwel and RunBrook’s core services

Connecting health goals to building performance

Fitwel certification often overlaps with building performance, indoor environmental quality, existing building operations, and broader green building goals. RunBrook can support Fitwel projects through related core services that help connect design intent, documentation, and real-world performance.

Energy modeling
Quality assurance inspections
Peer review services
Energy audits
LEED certification
WELL certification
Green building certifications

Fitwel and WELL

Choosing the right health-focused certification

Fitwel and WELL are both health-focused building certification systems, but they differ in structure, scope, documentation, and project requirements.

Fitwel is often seen as a flexible, practical framework for integrating health-promoting strategies into buildings, sites, and real estate portfolios. It can be especially useful for teams looking for a scalable way to document health and wellness strategies across different project types.

WELL is a more comprehensive health-focused building certification system that places significant emphasis on building performance, policy, and occupant health outcomes.

RunBrook can help project teams compare Fitwel, WELL, LEED, Green Globes, and other certification options to determine which pathway best fits the project’s goals, budget, timeline, and owner requirements.

Certification process

A clear path from wellness strategy to certification

Step - 1 Define project goals

We begin by reviewing the project type, health and wellness priorities, certification goals, timeline, budget, and whether Fitwel is being pursued alone or alongside another certification.

Step - 2 Develop a Fitwel strategy

RunBrook helps identify the appropriate scorecard, target strategies, documentation needs, and opportunities to coordinate Fitwel with building systems and operations.

Step - 3 Coordinate documentation

Our team works with the project team to organize documentation, support technical requirements, and coordinate health-focused strategies.

Step 4 - Support final certification

RunBrook helps support the final certification process so the project can move toward Fitwel review and recognition.

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Why choose RunBrook?

Building performance expertise for healthier spaces

RunBrook brings green building experience, building science knowledge, and practical project coordination to Fitwel projects. Because our team also provides energy modeling, energy audits, WELL support, LEED support, Green Globes support, NGBS support, FGBC support, ENERGY STAR support, quality assurance inspections, and peer review services, we understand how health-focused certification connects to real-world design, construction, operation, and performance.

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Project teams choose RunBrook for:

  • Fitwel certification guidance

  • Rating system comparison and strategy support

  • Health, wellness, and indoor environmental quality coordination

  • Energy audit and building performance experience

  • Residential, multifamily, commercial, and existing building expertise

  • Coordination with LEED, WELL, and other green building certifications

  • Clear documentation and communication

  • Support for owners, developers, design teams, contractors, employers, and facility managers

  • Service throughout Florida and select projects outside Florida

Frequently asked questions

  • Fitwel certification can apply to many different building and site project types, including existing buildings, new construction, interiors, multifamily residential projects, sites, and large-scale developments.

  • Both Fitwel and WELL focus on health and well-being, but their structure, documentation requirements, scoring, and certification process differ. Fitwel is often a flexible and scalable framework, while WELL is generally more comprehensive and performance-oriented. RunBrook can help compare both options based on your project goals.

  • Yes. Fitwel can be used for existing buildings and can help owners evaluate, document, and improve health-focused building and operational strategies.

  • Fitwel requirements vary by project type and selected strategies. Some strategies may rely on documentation, policies, operational practices, or design features rather than diagnostic testing. RunBrook can help determine what documentation or verification is needed for your selected scorecard.

  • Yes. Fitwel can be pursued alongside LEED, WELL, Green Globes, ENERGY STAR, or other certification programs. RunBrook can help coordinate overlapping requirements and documentation.

  • RunBrook should be involved as early as possible, especially during planning, early design, or early operational review. Early involvement helps identify the right scorecard, target strategies, and documentation needs.

  • Yes. RunBrook can help compare Fitwel with WELL, LEED, Green Globes, FGBC, NGBS, ENERGY STAR, or other certification paths based on project goals, building type, budget, schedule, and owner requirements.

  • Yes. While many of RunBrook’s clients are located in Florida, our team can support select Fitwel projects outside Florida depending on project scope, schedule, and location.

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