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buildings improved the performance of workers by 8 per cent, equivalent to a 6,500 US dollar increase in employee productivity each year. Analysis of sick leave data also found that 57 per cent of all sick leave was due to poor ventilation. Additionally, polling carried out in the UK3
workers, with 49 per cent of respondents saying the healthiness of their workplace impacts their productivity.
It has been widely discussed how the pandemic has shown us pathways to more productive work environments, particularly as home working and flexible work patterns have become much more widespread. However, air quality management is a significant and often overlooked area that will boost employee happiness and productivity without the need for extensive changes in ways of working.
As well as improvements in cognitive function, increases in activity and minimised Covid 19 risk, enhanced workspace ventilation can offer further health benefits for employers looking to safeguard their staff, reducing sick leave for other airborne or environmental illnesses such as flu, allergies and sick building syndrome. Reductions in workplace illnesses and absences would further boost business productivity and save on significant costs caused by these issues. The long term savings made through productivity boosts and reductions in absenteeism are likely to far outweigh the costs of maintaining effective air quality management systems.
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Now is the time for businesses to embrace forward looking technologies with direct benefits for employee wellbeing. Not only will these help companies and workers return to workspaces with increased confidence to get our economy moving again, but they will bring about the long term benefits of a happier, more productive workforce. Ensuring people can work in safe, clean environments with proper air filtration is an important step towards a strong economy and a healthy, happy society as we come out of the pandemic.
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https://www.bmj.com/content/373/bmj.n913 2
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https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/ S0360132316304723
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26593933/ 3:
https://www.infogrid.io/healthy buildings report
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