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BREAKING: Gaedeke Group is one of first US companies to be awarded Fitwel® Viral Response certification
January 22, 2021
Dallas,
Texas – Gaedeke
Group announces today that it is one of the first US companies to achieve
Fitwel® Viral Response certification. The
company has upgraded its company systems and policies which impacts over 3
million square feet of Class A office properties in
Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York and Washington, D.C.
Fitwel® is the
world’s leading third-party healthy building certification system operated by
the Center for Active Design (CfAD) and sets the industry standard for
evidence-based strategies that promote positive health outcomes for building
occupants and communities. The program was originally created by the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. General Services
Administration.
“Creating a
healthy workplace has gone from an opportunity to differentiate your building,
to becoming a risk if you aren’t doing it,” says Joanna Frank, president and
CEO of the Center for Active Design.
Fitwel's Viral Response
(VR) module was developed in coordination with leading public health experts
and real estate companies to effectively address the unique challenges
associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and other infectious respiratory
diseases. The VR module allows building owners, companies, and commercial
tenants to demonstrate compliance with evidence-based strategies that mitigate
viral transmission and build trust to create healthy and resilient environments
for all occupants. Gaedeke has been on the leading edge of driving
property-level progress in confronting the challenges of COVID-19 through the
firm’s early adoption of these strategies.
In
2020, Gaedeke launched its WellSpace™ initiative developed to enhance the wellness of its customers across every property in
its national portfolio. Every common
area, tenant space, and office elevator cab is equipped with Needlepoint
Bipolar Ionization (NPBI), a state-of-the-art air purification system that
eliminates particles, VOCs, and up to 99% of germs and viruses found in the
air. Installation of new UV fans is planned or underway in every elevator
cab and NanoSeptic continuous self-cleaning technology has been
implemented on all high-touch community surfaces.
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About Gaedeke Group
Gaedeke Group is a best-in-class, full-service owner and
operator of office buildings across the U.S. Headquartered in Dallas, Gaedeke’s
portfolio encompasses 3 million square feet of Class A office properties in
Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York and Washington, D.C. www.gaedeke.com
About Fitwel and the
Center for Active Design
In
just three years, Fitwel has become the leading
global health certification system, seeing a dramatic uptick in use, with 80%
growth in certifications annually. Generated by expert analysis of over 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 created
by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. General
Services Administration. The Center for Active Design, a global not-for-profit
organization, was selected as the licensed operator of Fitwel, charged with
expanding Fitwel to the global market.