Podcast appearances and mentions of joanna frank

Joanna Frank, founding president and CEO of Fitwel, an organization focused on integrating health and wellness into the built environment, is our guest. Fitwel and its certification system was created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the U.S. General Services Administration. The CDC remains the research and evaluation partner for Fitwel. Frank explains why student housing is setting a tone that her organization expects will spread to other property types. (10/2024)

Joanna Frank, founding president and CEO of Fitwel, an organization focused on integrating health and wellness into the built environment, is our guest. Fitwel and its certification system was created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the U.S. General Services Administration. The CDC remains the research and evaluation partner for Fitwel. Frank explains why student housing is setting a tone that her organization expects will spread to other property types. (10/2024)

Joanna Frank, founding president and CEO of Fitwel, an organization focused on integrating health and wellness into the built environment, is our guest. Fitwel and its certification system was created by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention and the U.S. General Services Administration. The CDC remains the research and evaluation partner for Fitwel. Frank explains why student housing is setting a tone that her organization expects will spread to other property types. (10/2024)

Last week we talked to Louise Voss, who spoke to us about her first agent, Joanna Frank. So, this week we talk to Joanna Frank, who speaks to us about Louise Voss. She also chats about her journey through the publishing industry, taking in pretty much every stop along the way. PLUS get some top tips for pitching and querying, as Joanna kindly shares with us her “dos” and “don'ts” when approaching an agent. We also take a look at another work in progress too, this time from listener S.G.Sangster. (@ScarlettGraceHS) In yet another amazing instalment of… THE FAILING WRITERS PODCAAAAAAAAST!!! Check out Joanna's literary services at https://joannafrank.co/ And here's just a couple of the brilliant authors she's worked with... (sorry we couldn't mention them all!) Check 'em out! https://www.carolinemontague.co.uk https://www.simonberthon.com

Today, my guest is Joanna Frank. Joanna is the CEO of Fitwel, where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy and engaged communities. And in just a minute, we're gonna speak with Joanna about healthy building designs.

I'd like to ask you, Joanna Frank, what is the Biggest Risk?   Joanna Frank  36:51   the people in your buildings, because as we've talked about it is people that really decide value by what we value as people and our society translates into the value of your asset. So that kind of comes back to why location, why is this location more valuable than another location it is because we, as people value those attributes. And we can see that and we can correlate it with real data, right. So we as people value being in a neighborhood that is walkable, and there is a lot of data, a lot of stats that shows the direct correlation between the increasing amount of walkability of the location and that increase in value. So, so we as people are going to, we're going to decide when a building or when a property is really good for us and good for our businesses way before the physical risk that we're going to see if we're talking about climate change as an example. flood risk is a good one, just because if you're looking at flood risk from a When will my property flood physically, that is obviously the risk to the bricks and mortar way in advance of that physical event of flooding, that property is going to lose value, because of the perception from people of the risk of that flood, I am not going to move my business into that building, because that building is in a flood zone. And I don't want to take the risk of whenever that flood occurs because of the disruption to my business because of putting my people in harm's way. So the value and the risk associated with that flood is happening way in advance of the physical flooding, because we as people aren't going to be building that into our assessment of value. Likewise, the temperature change, right, some cities, some regions are going to become less and less optimum for people to thrive, and therefore that's going to start to affect people's willingness to move there. Right? If it's 120 degrees on the high street, like that is no longer an optimum environment for people it is actually suboptimal, right. So now you have an issue about value for that real estate, the buildings will be fine. But as people will say, I don't want to live that right, that's too hot. I don't want to have air conditioning on all the time. And then of course, we can have a whole energy conversation. Likewise, air quality, the air quality is going to affect my quality of life, my tenants and my my family. I'm going to start to bake that into whether I value this location or how I value this location. So it is people that are really driving value of real estate and it is people who are going to be the greatest risk factor because of climate change. And because of all of these other societal changes way in advance of buildings starting to have the Like, you know, physical implications on buildings?

This week, we sit down with Joanna Frank, President and CEO of the Center for Active Design and President and CEO of Active Design Advisors, to discuss how buildings can affect your physical and mental health, how climate change is affecting real estate, and working real estate during a financial crisis.

This week, we sit down with Joanna Frank, President and CEO of the Center for Active Design and President and CEO of Active Design Advisors, to discuss how buildings can affect your physical and mental health, how climate change is affecting real estate, and working real estate during a financial crisis.

Healthy building environments have become an essential requirement for attracting and retaining tenants, and also for ensuring that real estate assets avoid becoming stranded for failing to meet baseline requirements, says Joanna Frank, president and CEO of the Center for Active Design (CfAD), operator of the Fitwel healthy building certification system.Speaking on the REIT Report, Frank noted that “health is seen as essential. It is seen as table stakes. If you want to attract and retain tenants, you really need to be able to answer that question of ‘how is this a health-promoting environment?'”For investors, Frank pointed to “a distinct possibility of having stranded assets, of actually seeing your asset become less valuable, if you aren't meeting that baseline for being a healthy building because your peers and your competitors are able to articulate that.”

Did you know your physical, mental, and social health and life expectancy are impacted by the design and operation of the buildings in which you live and work? Ultimately, your zip code affects your well-being more than your genetic code. Joanna Frank, President & CEO, Center for Active Design, and President & CEO, Active Design Advisors, joins me on the Innovations Storytellers podcast to share her insights on this fascinating topic. I learn more about the Center for Active Design's mission to transform design and development practice to support health, ensuring equitable access to vibrant public and private spaces that support optimal quality of life. We also discuss how CfAD operates the Fitwel healthy building certification system and applies its multi-disciplinary expertise to empower decision-makers, providing publications, original research, certification, technical assistance, and digital tools.

Joanna Frank is president and CEO of the Center for Active Design, which operates Fitwel, a CDC-developed certification system that emphasizes practical design and operational strategies for buildings and communities to optimize health. She discusses potential improvements in the multifamily sector to improve tenant satisfaction, while limiting owner/operator expenditure. Frank also offers practical advice for CRE professionals who want to improve assets through improved air quality, increased green space, and healthy food options.

Recent investor research covering 5.7 trillion of assets under management demonstrates a significant change in investor sentiment and points to the impact, the design and physical attributes of a building can have on its financial performance. Join the conversation as Joanna Frank, CEO Center for Active Design, explores the ways in which designing a building for the health of its occupants can positively impact its occupants, owners, and investors. 

Buildings are only as good as the neighborhoods that they are a part of. So it stands to reason that one of the most important things building owners can do is try to improve their surroundings. Joanna Frank is the President & CEO of the Center for Active Design which oversees the Fitwell certification. In this episode, she talks to us about ways her non-profit organization helps building owners quantify their building's impact on the health and wellness of its occupants, its neighbors and the world at large.

Health and wellness are top of mind for investors and occupiers alike. The Center for Active Design's Joanna Frank, QuadReal's Jamie Gray-Donald, and BentallGreenOak's Rob Naso join Spencer Levy to discuss fostering and measuring building wellbeing in the workplace as well as the broader ESG considerations influencing today's real estate market.

Joanna is President & CEO of the Center for Active Design in New York. They're a non-profit on a mission to promote health through design in the real estate and landscape we inhabit. Now, they're the licensed operators of Fitwel, the world's leading certification system for optimizing buildings for health. The movement started in the late 1800s when disease was rife, and cities started to implement basic changes to their infrastructure such as street sweeping and public parks. Central Park, for example, was called “the working man's lung” back when it was built in 1857.  Lots has changed since then but the core principles are the same in that every building affects your health, be it via the air quality, the levels of lighting, or even just your ability to change things as you see fit. Your environment plays a very real role in your mental wellbeing, and your physical one as well.  One of the most surprising lessons Joanna brings with her is the importance of shared workspace. COVID has allowed us to all work from home. We'll never go back to spending five days a week in the office like we used to, but that doesn't mean we should work exclusively from home, either. There was a loneliness crisis even before the pandemic. Research has shown that people who work from home tend to be more stressed than those who don't due to factors such as the eroded work-life balance.  Of course, it's not all doom and gloom. Joanna's delightful accent alone makes this episode extremely pleasant listening. Her message is, ultimately, one of positivity, and the good we can do. On that positive note, she shares some remarkable stats that demonstrate just how far we've come thanks to the subtle health design choices that are now commonplace in architecture around the world. To learn more, visit Center for Active Design at https://centerforactivedesign.org/ (centerforactivedesign.org) Resources: https://centerforactivedesign.org/ (Center for Active Design) https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-frank-3a66b853/ (Joanna on LinkedIn) https://www.globalwellnesssummit.com/trends-2021/ (Global Wellness Trends Mid-Year Report: The Future of Wellness 2021) https://www.globalwellnesssummit.com/2021-global-wellness-summit/ (Global Wellness Summit 2021 in Tel Aviv, Israel) Hosted by https://www.swellpublicrelations.com/ (Kim Marshall) Produced by http://crate.media/ (Crate Media)

Many employers are inviting their workforce back to the office, and it's raised a lot of questions about the safety and efficacy of the workspace. The good news is that the building industry has learned a lot since the onset of the pandemic. When that new information is combined with pre-pandemic research about the benefits of healthier buildings, companies can make science-backed decisions that improve both employee physical health and create peace of mind.In this episode, Joanna Frank, president and CEO of the Center for Active Design, and Dr. Alberto Acosta, executive director of Medical Services at Trane Technologies, share some key lessons learned - and a way forward for employers and employees. Joanna also spotlights increasing interest among institutional investors on performance factors of health and overall wellness in the workforce.

In this episode, we will learn about Joanna's journey to her current role, where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy and engaged communities. We will tap into her unique skillset, including a love of science, her never ending curiosity and passion for continuous learning. Be sure to follow TEN so you never miss an episode of the Tenant Experience Network. The Tenant Experience Network Podcast is hosted by David Abrams, CEO and co-founder of HILO, a PropTech start-up. The HILO platform enables building operators to deliver better tenant experiences and a single point of access to smart building solutions. Rather than silo one building, our network connects people to the HILO community in buildings, neighbourhoods and cities where they work and live. As the community grows, HILO will leverage the data and provide valuable insights to our building partners in order to improve operations, reduce costs and increase asset value. For more information visit http://www.hiloapp.com

To begin APTA’s Centennial Year, APTA will open a new headquarters, the APTA Centennial Center. Watch live on Facebook on January 15 for APTA’s Centennial Cutting Ribbon Ceremony. Tracie Harris is the marketing director at APTA who worked with Fitwel to create a healthier work environment. Joanna Frank is the President & CEO for the Center of Active Design who is the operator of the Fitwel building certification.  Fitwel was created by the CDC to provide building certifications to support healthier workplace environments to help improve occupant health and productivity. The Fitwel team assesses projects against seven health impact categories. This call to action to create a healthier work environment allows APTA to directly tie to their mission and vision - APTA mission “improving the health of society” and vision “to optimize movement.” What are fun facts behind a healthy environment? * If you see the stair, you’re actually 50% more likely to take the stair just because you see it.* 6 flights of stairs a day is enough to offset the average annual weight gain of an American. PARTING SHOT 39:44 “Stop by 3030 Potomac Avenue, the APTA Centennial Center.” - Tracie Harris 40:13 “Your physical environment has as much impact on your health as your genetic code” - Joanna Frank

To begin APTA’s Centennial Year, APTA will open a new headquarters, the APTA Centennial Center. Watch live on Facebook on January 15 for APTA’s Centennial Cutting Ribbon Ceremony. Tracie Harris is the marketing director at APTA who worked with Fitwel to create a healthier work environment. Joanna Frank is the President & CEO for the Center of Active Design who is the operator of the Fitwel building certification.  Fitwel was created by the CDC to provide building certifications to support healthier workplace environments to help improve occupant health and productivity. The Fitwel team assesses projects against seven health impact categories. This call to action to create a healthier work environment allows APTA to directly tie to their mission and vision - APTA mission “improving the health of society” and vision “to optimize movement.”  What are fun facts behind a healthy environment?  If you see the stair, you’re actually 50% more likely to take the stair just because you see it.6 flights of stairs a day is enough to offset the average annual weight gain of an American.  PARTING SHOT 39:44 “Stop by 3030 Potomac Avenue, the APTA Centennial Center.” - Tracie Harris 40:13 “Your physical environment has as much impact on your health as your genetic code” - Joanna Frank

In this episode of 3P Theory we explore how people can effectively transition back into the workplace as the COVID-19 crisis hopefully begins to die down over the following months. Also discussed is how building owners and managers, tenants, and other occupants can come together to find solutions to make the workplace “safe” again in the new normal. Joanna Frank is the Founding President & CEO of the Center for Active Design (CfAD), where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy and engaged communities. CfAD is the operator of Fitwel, a unique certification system originally developed by the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Fitwel has translated the global public health evidence base into practical design and operational strategies for buildings and communities to optimise health. Prior to launching CfAD, Ms. Frank worked for the City of New York during the Bloomberg Administration, where her positions included Director of Active Design and Director of the NYC FRESH program. Ms. Frank's career started in real estate development as a partner at Bright City Development, LLC where she was responsible for mixed-use residential projects that prioiritised sustainable design. Ms. Frank is a member of the Urban Land Institute's Affordable/Workforce Housing Council and an active partner in ULI's Building Healthy Places initiative. About 3P Theory: Founded by Mike Brown in 2018. This is 3P Theory, the podcast for AEC professions seeking to elevate their knowledge on green building strategies and practical design collaboration for sustainable mindsets. Bringing you change-makers, innovators and sustainable leaders whose projects and careers have positively impacted the industry. If you're looking to get inspired, motivated, and fired up to take ACTION towards a greener planet you're in right place. Don't miss our bi-weekly episodes, hit subscribe: Website: 3ptheory.com Get to know Mike Brown LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbrownjr/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mikecharlesjr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mcharlesjr/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mikeycharlesjr YouTube:

As communities across the globe look to emerge from the COVID-19 crisis the role of the built environment will be paramount.  How might the buildings we live, work and recreate in improve the transition back to a world not dominated by sheltering in place?

What will the world look like when we can return to it? What will we need to change in order to restore the trust on only in the safety and hygiene of our shared spaces, but in each other? In this week's edition of CONTEXT Lex speaks with CEO and Founder of the Center for Active Design, Joanna Frank, foremost expert in understanding the relationship between our shared spaces and the humans who use them. We dive into how access to outdoor space effects our mental and physical health, what will need to change in the post-covid world, and the small things we can do in our own lives and homes to create a healthier, happier space.

Joanna is the President & CEO of the Center for Active Design, where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy and engaged communities.This is actually part 2 of our conversation and if you haven’t already I’d urge you to listen to part 1 first before listening to this episode. In this episode we talk about the difference between Fitwel And Well building.Joanna describes Fitwel as a not for profit organisation and whereby their underlying mission is to impact everybody to change the trajectory of public health trends around the world. We also talk about the timeline for public health improving and the future of the workplace coupled with new research that’s currently being undertaken by Fitwel.

Joanna is the President & CEO of the Center for Active Design, where she advances design and development practices to foster healthy and engaged communities.I’ve split our conversation up into two parts and in this episode we discuss the collaboration between centre for active design and Fitwel and the 7 health outcome categories to consider. How you as a business can do a quick assessment on Fitwel which will give you a gap analysis and gives you a somewhat to do list to improve the building as much as possible. In the second part of our conversation we dig a little deeper into the research and the future of public health and building design.

Join in this fascinating conversation with Joanna Frank, founding President & CEO of the Center for Active Design, the leading non-profit organization that uses design to foster healthy and engaged communities. The mission of the Center for Active Design is to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic diseases by promoting physical activity and healthy food access through the design of buildings, streets, and neighborhoods. My favorite part of my conversation with Joanna was exploring and unpacking The Urban Land Institute’s Building Healthy Places Toolkit. The Center for Active design was a co-author and expert content advisor for this resource, and Joanna had some great insights into the toolkit’s 21 evidence-based recommendations for promoting health at the building or project scale. Prior to launching the Center, Joanna worked for the City of New York, where her positions included Director of Active Design and Director of the NYC FRESH program. Before working for the City, Joanna was a Partner at Bright City Development, LLC where she was responsible for the development of mixed-use residential buildings using sustainable design criteria. Joanna is a member of the American Heart Association Workplace Health Steering Committee. Inspired by the precedent of design impacting public health in the 19th century as recognized by the massive reduction in the spread of infectious diseases, Active Design builds on health research showing that design can impact today’s biggest challenges around the physical, mental, and social well-being of communities around the world. The Center for Active Design is the operator for Fitwel, a unique building certification that positively impacts occupant health and productivity through an integrated approach to workplace design and operations. Fitwel’s development was led by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the General Services Administration (GSA) To download the Building Healthcare Places toolkit, visit https://centerforactivedesign.org/buildinghealthyplaces and to learn more about Fitwel, visit http://fitwel.org. The Center For Health Design has joined us as an industry partner! You can learn more about the incredible research, advocacy, and education work The Center For Health Design is doing at http://healthdesign.org, and you can gain access to an amazing, prolific collection of healthcare design resources by becoming a Center For Health Design Affiliate. Thank you to The American Academy of Healthcare Interior Designers for their support of this show. Find out more about their certification program at http://aahid.org. In the episode you will learn: A new study just out from The United Health Foundation reports the obesity rate in the US has now exceeded 30% of the adult population and how the built environment can change this health trend. The design of where you live, work, etc. has a measurable impact on your health because of behavior and examples of this in the hospital setting. Who is The Center for Active Design and what is the organization doing right now to help public health. The 3 leading causes of preventable deaths right now worldwide and each risk factor is impacted by our surroundings. Why we are now facing these huge public challenges. The history of the rise of car use in the United States and how it has contributed to current and urgent public health issues. How the design of our communities can be changed to improve health. 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From smoking-cessation programs to step challenges, companies do all sorts of things to push employees toward getting healthy. Why? Sick workers are expensive. If companies can create healthier workforces, they save tons of money on health insurance costs. These efforts have helped spawn a $6 billion dollar corporate wellness industry, but they aren't really working. People don't care enough to participate, and many wellness initiatives don't have a good return on investment, studies have found. Is there a better way to stay healthy at work? Joanna Frank, the founding executive director of the Center for Active Design, joins Game Plan to talk about a growing movement to create workspaces that quietly manipulate workers into healthier behaviors. Sign us up!

Joanna Frank, Executive Director of the Center for Active Design, joins hosts Sandi Hunt and Nick Ashburn to discuss designing a healthy workplace on Dollars and Change. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Center for Active Design has led the development of design guidelines for promoting physical activity. 

This week on Eating Matters, host Kim Kessler is looking at the intersection of healthy food and design and how smart design can influence physical activity. Welcoming Joanna Frank, she is the Executive Director of the Center for Active Design, a nonprofit resource for design professionals, policy makers, real estate developers and community advocates, committed to promoting and expanding the Active Design Guidelines published by New York City in 2010. Joanna explains how the center maintains a multi-disciplinary perspective in the translation of health research into design solutions that amplify the role of architecture and urban planning in improving public health and well-being. Their mission is to reduce the risk of obesity and chronic diseases by promoting physical activity and healthy food access through the design of buildings, streets, and neighborhoods. Tune in for an interesting conversation! This program was brought to you by Cain Vineyard & Winery. “We are really promoting design strategies that provide more opportunities for food retail and food access.” [2:33] “Ten years ago we started looking at is there a role the designers of our spaces, streets, buildings, to play in offsetting this public health crisis?” [6:15] —Joanna Frank on Eating Matters