How Sustainable Design Can Boost Productivity

When it comes to furnishings and fittings, purchasing decisions can have a direct impact on the health, well-being and productivity of employees.

 

The choice of paint on the walls, the flooring materials used and even cleaning products can all affect the indoor air quality, and as you may expect, healthier employees are more productive and cost-effective than a constantly sneezing, wheezing workforce.

 

Poor indoor air quality can be caused by several different contributing factors. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has identified four key factors as being responsible for “sick building syndrome”, where occupants experience “acute health and comfort effects” that can be linked to time spent in a particular building, but with no immediately obvious cause.