Corvias DOD President Denise Hauck to Champion Wellness for Readiness at National Policy Summit

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Denise Hauck, Department of Defense President for Corvias, will be a featured speaker at the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) Healthy Building Policy Summit on Sept. 29, 2025, at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy.

Hauck will join a high-level panel discussion titled, "Investing in health pays back: Lessons from the field." Moderated by Whitney Austin Gray, SVP of Research at IWBI, the session will explore the connection between investments in health and enhanced business performance. Hauck will share Corvias’ belief, built through its long-standing partnership with the Army, that healthy indoor environments are essential to strengthening U.S. service member readiness. She will be joined by fellow panelists Serene Almomen, Co-Founder and CEO of Attune, and Susan Chung, PhD, Associate Director of Enterprise Research at HKS.

During the discussion, Hauck will discuss Corvias’ innovative path forward through a strategic partnership with wellness solutions provider, Vitacorps. This partnership deploys targeted, point-of-use wellness technologies focusing on fundamental elements like air, water, light, and humidity.

"Our strategic advantage has always been tied to our innovation,” said Hauck. “We want our residents to feel good in their homes, that’s why, through our partnership with the US Army we’re investing in advanced solutions from Vitacorps to make service members’ homes more comfortable and human-centric. When we create environments that truly support the people who live and work in them, we strengthen the foundation of readiness."

As part of the discussion, Hauck will present a case study demonstrating how Corvias’ Wellness at Home™ approach delivers measurable results. Enhancements at nearby Fort Meade, Md., resulted in pilot project homes achieving WELL for residential certification and delivered significant improvements, including:

• A 71.7% reduction in harmful PM2.5 air particulates in bedrooms and a 56.7% reduction in living rooms, which helps to reduce exposure to smoke, viruses and bacteria, as well as mold spores.
• Reduction in disinfection byproducts, heavy metals and inorganics, as well as substantial reduction in organics/VOCs in drinking water and helping future proof against “forever chemicals” such as PFAS.
• Resident satisfaction rates of 95% for air quality and 93% for water quality post-implementation.

Hauck will also share insights on how the initiative delivers on the primary right listed in the DOD Tenant Bill of Rights: the right to a healthy home. By investing in the well-being of military families, the program strengthens retention, which is a critical component of maintaining a strong, all-volunteer force.

The IWBI Policy Summit convenes members of Congress, federal agency officials, and C-Suite executives to advance policy that supports healthier, more resilient buildings that enhance human health and well-being.

About Corvias

Corvias partners with the Department of Defense and higher education institutions to solve infrastructure and energy resiliency challenges and to create long-term, sustainable value through our unique Solutions Through Partnerships® approach. Corvias partnerships enhance the well-being in our communities, including at the largest renewable energy project in Kansas and at resiliency projects nationwide. Our more than 72,000 residents consistently highly rank the courtesy and professionalism of our maintenance and leasing personnel.

About Vitacorps

Vitacorps transforms military living with an evidence-based, integrated wellness solution designed to help enhance service members’ health, performance and quality of life. Unlike fragmented, one-off solutions, our comprehensive seven-step process improves indoor environmental quality to help bolster service member performance. Designed for scalability and streamlined implementation, the Vitacorps Program elevates military infrastructure into strategic assets that help bolster national defense and operational readiness.