STALE OFFICE AIR IS MAKING YOU AND YOUR TEAM LESS PRODUCTIVE | “Ventilation”… AKA: fresh outdoor air brought inside, is critical for determining one’s health. But does air quality also matter for workers’ productivity? Breathing better air leads to significantly better decision-making performance, researchers say.
When workers are exposed to increased ventilation rates, lower levels of chemicals, and lower carbon dioxide, they perform better across nine cognitive function domains. At Total Comfort Solutions, we encourage businesses to consider three important components:
1) Take an inventory or an assessment of the building’s mechanical systems and their current conditions
2) Don’t cut corners on a Guaranteed Professional Preventive Maintenance Program
3) Take action to optimize their air quality for employees’ health and productivity.
Ultimately, #managers would be wise to routinely incorporate health impacts into all of their cost-benefit calculations.