Productivity
A high performance workplace generates high
performance employees. Improved indoor air quality and personal comfort
are the two factors that contribute to higher worker productivity. Experience
tells us that Tate’s raised floor system and underfloor service distribution
system provide the tools necessary to increase performance in your building.
SAS Canada Celebrates Five Years in LEED-Certified Headquarters
Digital Journal, December 2010
"It's an exciting time for Canadian businesses to integrate green practices into their daily operations and reap the rewards," said Stuart Bowden, Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations for SAS Canada. "For all the environmental positives that come from building this office, the most rewarding is the health benefits for our employees. Since 2005, sick days are down by approximately 35 per cent - proof that you are what you breathe."
Digital Journal, December 2010
"It's an exciting time for Canadian businesses to integrate green practices into their daily operations and reap the rewards," said Stuart Bowden, Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations for SAS Canada. "For all the environmental positives that come from building this office, the most rewarding is the health benefits for our employees. Since 2005, sick days are down by approximately 35 per cent - proof that you are what you breathe."
Web Exclusive: Generating Enthusiasm for Green
VP & Technical Officer: Dale Holland, Dunham Associates
ED+C, July 2009
Holland is quick to point to other benefits the underfloor displacement ventilation system offered, including occupant comfort. An underfloor displacement ventilation system delivers low-velocity clean air to the building through a series of small, circular vents located in the floor. "Each employee work station contains its own adjustable vent, giving employees the freedom to control the airflow in their work spaces improving their comfort, health and, ultimately, their productivity.”
VP & Technical Officer: Dale Holland, Dunham Associates
ED+C, July 2009
Holland is quick to point to other benefits the underfloor displacement ventilation system offered, including occupant comfort. An underfloor displacement ventilation system delivers low-velocity clean air to the building through a series of small, circular vents located in the floor. "Each employee work station contains its own adjustable vent, giving employees the freedom to control the airflow in their work spaces improving their comfort, health and, ultimately, their productivity.”
A New Face for Seattle: A LEED-certified speculative development in seattle is both environmentally and economically sustainable
Developer: Vulcan Realty
GreenSource May 2009
Flack + Kurtz’s work in Alley24 was influenced by Vivian Loftness, a Carnegie Mellon professor of architecture known for compiling compelling data that shows a strong correlation between quality of the work environment and health and productivity of workers. Loftness champions the use of operable windows, daylighting, underfloor air, mixed-mode HVAC, and low-VOC paints—all measures used in Alley24. Such tactics produce quantifiable benefits. Skanska, for example, reports that productivity has increased since the firm moved to the facility, and that employee sick days are down by 30 percent.
Developer: Vulcan Realty
GreenSource May 2009
Flack + Kurtz’s work in Alley24 was influenced by Vivian Loftness, a Carnegie Mellon professor of architecture known for compiling compelling data that shows a strong correlation between quality of the work environment and health and productivity of workers. Loftness champions the use of operable windows, daylighting, underfloor air, mixed-mode HVAC, and low-VOC paints—all measures used in Alley24. Such tactics produce quantifiable benefits. Skanska, for example, reports that productivity has increased since the firm moved to the facility, and that employee sick days are down by 30 percent.
High-Performance Building Systems: Mechanical, Electrical and Controls Systems
Building Design+Construction, September 2008
Yet another innovative technology for heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems that is finding its way into more and more facilities is underfloor air distribution, also known as UFAD. "Primary UFAD advantages include greater individual comfort control, better indoor air quality, higher worker productivity, and less costly office/user churn," says George P. Karidis, P.E., LEED AP, VP and mechanical engineering discipline director of SmithGroup, Detroit.
Pointing Out the Potential Advantages in UAD
The News, June 2008
"Adjustable, floor-mounted diffusers contribute to occupant satisfaction because they allow at least some adjustment for individual preferences. Reducing or eliminating the distraction of thermal discomfort in a space increases the productivity of those who occupy it."
Is
your building in it for the long run?
Urban Development, May 2009
Tenants and owners can support sustainability and increase employee productivity by adopting a long-term approach to building-cost analysis.
Urban Development, May 2009
Tenants and owners can support sustainability and increase employee productivity by adopting a long-term approach to building-cost analysis.
High
Hopes for $300M CityGate Centre
The Business Ledger, August 2007
"While shopping during the lunch hour has yet to be linked to a solid work ethic, features like displacement ventilation and underfloor air actually have. Quality air flow has been proven to make employees more alert, attentive and productive. CityGate Centre will have these features throughout its facilities."
The Business Ledger, August 2007
"While shopping during the lunch hour has yet to be linked to a solid work ethic, features like displacement ventilation and underfloor air actually have. Quality air flow has been proven to make employees more alert, attentive and productive. CityGate Centre will have these features throughout its facilities."
Studies
Relate IAQ and Productivity
Building Operating Management, November 2006
"A growing number of buildings are being designed to use less energy, provide better indoor air quality and focus on the building’s performance as it relates to the occupant’s experience. One hurdle is the perception that high-performance facilities come with a cost premium but produce results limited only to environmental stewardship. In reality, just the opposite is often the case."
Building Operating Management, November 2006
"A growing number of buildings are being designed to use less energy, provide better indoor air quality and focus on the building’s performance as it relates to the occupant’s experience. One hurdle is the perception that high-performance facilities come with a cost premium but produce results limited only to environmental stewardship. In reality, just the opposite is often the case."
Airway
Systems
Buildings Magazine, August 2004
"Overall, operating cost savings include reduced workstation churn costs, reduced HVAC energy costs, and accelerated depreciation costs (the access floor, underfloor HVAC, and cabling components can often be depreciated over six years instead of 39). Occupancy cost savings may also include better productivity due to the improved air quality."
Buildings Magazine, August 2004
"Overall, operating cost savings include reduced workstation churn costs, reduced HVAC energy costs, and accelerated depreciation costs (the access floor, underfloor HVAC, and cabling components can often be depreciated over six years instead of 39). Occupancy cost savings may also include better productivity due to the improved air quality."
Energy
Efficiency=Productivity
Buildings Magazine, Interview with Jeffrey Hines, July 2003
Jeffrey Hines, president, Hines Interests LLC, Houston: "We’ve seen studies where the efficiency or the productivity of people can be greatly increased by a greater percentage of fresh air and more natural light."
Buildings Magazine, Interview with Jeffrey Hines, July 2003
Jeffrey Hines, president, Hines Interests LLC, Houston: "We’ve seen studies where the efficiency or the productivity of people can be greatly increased by a greater percentage of fresh air and more natural light."
Money
Matters
Buildings Magazine, August 2002
"In the organization’s Greening the Building and the Bottom Line, five major contributors to worker productivity are outlined: Quality lighting, High levels of daylighting, Increased individual control of the workplace, including lighting, heating, and cooling, Improved acoustics, Improved indoor air quality....Isn’t it time to consider underfloor air distribution?"
Buildings Magazine, August 2002
"In the organization’s Greening the Building and the Bottom Line, five major contributors to worker productivity are outlined: Quality lighting, High levels of daylighting, Increased individual control of the workplace, including lighting, heating, and cooling, Improved acoustics, Improved indoor air quality....Isn’t it time to consider underfloor air distribution?"
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