Bogotá has one of the largest bike lane networks in Latin America, with more than 600 kilometers, and thousands of people cycle to work every day. Many of them arrive at the same kind of building: no secure bike parking, no showers and nowhere to change. At the same time, Resolution 2404 of 2019 requires companies to measure psychosocial risk using the Labor Ministry's official assessment battery, and Law 2191 of 2022 established the right to digital disconnection. Wellbeing is no longer an optional perk; it's a compliance issue. Fitwel, created by the U.S. CDC and GSA, certifies that the building supports that agenda: active mobility, stairs, drinking water, healthy food, break spaces and lactation rooms. For offices on Calle 93, in El Poblado or in Barranquilla's business district, it's a way to show that wellbeing doesn't stop at the HR department.
Initial assessment: we review the building against the applicable Fitwel scorecard and its urban context, including access to TransMilenio, the Medellín Metro or MIO and the bike lane network.
Registration and strategy: we register the project with Fitwel and set the target level, from one to three stars, together with the HR and OHS teams.
Implementation: we coordinate physical upgrades —bike parking, showers, water stations, break spaces— and policies on healthy food, smoke-free spaces and lactation.
Certification: we submit the documentation, secure the seal valid for three years, and set up the recertification schedule.
Fitwel charges a registration fee and a per-building certification fee, with special terms for portfolios. Since it requires neither on-site performance testing nor mandatory prerequisites, the total cost is well below WELL's. Physical investment focuses on bike parking, showers and changing rooms, water stations, stair signage and break-space furniture. The process takes 4 to 8 months from registration, and certification is valid for three years.
No. The assessment battery is the company's obligation and measures workers' perceptions. Fitwel certifies the building. They complement each other: the battery identifies the risk, and Fitwel provides concrete physical changes and policies that help address it.
Yes. LEED and EDGE are very common in Bogotá and Medellín and focus on efficiency and resources. Fitwel adds the people's-health dimension. Several credits overlap, such as alternative transportation and bike facilities, so existing documentation helps you move faster.
For an existing building, 4 to 8 months on average. The timeline depends mostly on how long wellbeing policies take to get internal approval and whether physical upgrades like bike parking or showers are needed.
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