For users looking to make decisions about projects that do not have an exact match with an existing Fitwel Scorecard or for users unfamiliar with Fitwel Scorecards, we developed the Fitwel Applicability Matrix.

Fitwel Applicability Matrix

The Fitwel Applicability Matrix is a tool to help you identify which Fitwel Certification Type (Design or Built pathway) and Scorecard is the best fit for your project. Although Fitwel does not have a turnkey product for every building and project typology, there may be other ways to use the existing Fitwel Scorecards to extend the Fitwel health impacts to your spaces. 

Determining the most appropriate scorecard helps ensure the project’s certification process is completed efficiently and smoothly.

Key Features of the Fitwel Applicability Matrix

• Guided Certification Selection: Easily identify the most suitable Fitwel Scorecard and Certification Type (Design or Built pathway) for your project.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Apply Fitwel’s health-promoting strategies across a wide range of asset types, including commercial offices, multi-family residential buildings, large-scale developments, and unique project typologies.
• Flexible Application: Explore how Fitwel Scorecards can be applied to a variety of building types and developments to maximize health impact.
• Clear Certification Criteria: Access straightforward guidance to align your project with the appropriate Fitwel scorecard.
• Maximum Health Impact: Explore innovative ways to extend Fitwel’s evidence-based standard to your unique spaces. 

Learn how each Fitwel Scorecard may align with one or some uses within your project, allowing your team to pursue certification for specific areas within the project, even if it includes unique uses or typologies.

Examples of Flexible Application of the Fitwel Scorecards

• Multifamily Residential scorecard may be properly applied to typologies such as long-stay units or dormitory-style student housing.
• Workplace scorecards, such as the Commercial Interior Space or the Multi-Tenant Base Building scorecards, may be applicable to offices and administrative spaces located within medical, healthcare, manufacturing, warehouse, or laboratory facilities or within educational buildings and academic facilities such as colleges and universities. The most suitable scorecard will depend on the occupants impacted by the strategies' implementation.
• Retail scorecard, on the other hand, may be properly used to certify workspaces and common areas located in buildings used for art galleries and museums, sports arenas and stadiums, airport and transit stations, hotels, and more.

To confidently determine the best certification approach for your project, please review the full Applicability Matrix attached below.

• Fitwel v3 Applicability Matrix_March 2025.xlsx
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After using our resources, if you are still unsure of which scorecard is the best fit for your project, please do not hesitate to reach out to our team via the Contact Us form on the Fitwel Help Center homepage.