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H E A LT H Y A N D R E S I L I E N T B U I L D I N G S
At Highwoods, we are focused on delivering a mostexceptional customer experience and are passionate
about creating workplaces that allow our customers to
achieve their best selves. We aim to prioritize customer
health and well-being by deploying evidence-based
strategies and proactively planning for unprecedented
events, like the COVID-19 pandemic.
To promote health and well-being in new development
and renovation projects, we incorporate amenities
and design elements that encourage activity and
connections with the outdoors, healthy eating and
collaboration. Many of our properties include Velocity
fitness centers and Take 5 cafés that provide healthy
food options. We connect our properties with outdoor
trail systems and natural amenities whenever possible
to encourage our customers to incorporate physical
exercise into their daily routines. Additionally, our
properties are primarily located in Best Business
Districts (BBDs) with rich amenities and strong
connections to our local communities.
In 2022, we pursued Fitwel certifications for new, whollyowned development projects in support of our goal of
achieving certification for 100% of our development
projects. Fitwel is an international building certification
that supports healthier workplace and living
environments to help improve occupant health and
productivity. We believe that the real estate sector can
play a key role in meeting public health demands for
healthier buildings and that evidence based Fitwel
strategies provide a robust framework to champion
health and well-being in our development projects.
In our standing investments, we maintain healthy
workplaces by implementing a variety of operational
strategies that improve occupant comfort and health.
We have implemented a comprehensive Indoor Air
Quality (IAQ) Policy across our portfolio that includes
the optimization of outside air ventilation rates,
ongoing monitoring of key IAQ and occupant comfort
indicators, and the use of green cleaning materials and
high efficiency air filtration.
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