Zachary Flora, Experienced Associate with a demonstrated history of working in relationship management, strategic programming, and marketing. Strong professional with an MS in Urban & Regional Planning from Georgetown University, with a focus on the intersection of design and development and public health.
Zachary FloraZachary Flora is the Vice President of Market Growth at the Center for Active Design (CfAD), where he focuses on defining and executing Fitwel’s growth plan with a particular emphasis on user acquisition and retention. He leads the growth and expansion of Fitwel, focusing on entering new sectors and new regions. Previous to Fitwel, Flora worked in strategic growth and relationship management for commercial real estate and technology companies.
Zachary holds a Master of Science in Urban & Regional Planning from Georgetown University, with a focus on the intersection of design and development and public health.
Show Highlight
- The origins and growth of Fitwel as a healthy building standard
a. Healthy building standard based on 7,000+ pieces of peer-reviewed research.
b. Projects in 50 countries
c. Recently launched Fitwel v3 standard
d. New tool
e. Focus on occupant health: physical, mental, and social health - Tips to meet the growing demand for healthy buildings globally.
- Focus on data-driven decision making and benchmarking.
- Future trends: Leveraging IoT, building sensors, utility data for real-time performance monitoring.
- Addressing real time challenges that companies face with healthy environment options.
- Finding your place at the intersection of health and built environment.
- Leveraging efficiencies between certifications and organizations.
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Show Resource and Information
- The Death and Life of Great American Cities
- Fitwel® Unveils v3: Pioneering the Future of Healthy Building Certification
- Fitwel LinkedIn
- Fitwel Instagram
- Fitwel X
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