Office Workers benefit from Green Office Design
Green Office Design is transforming office workers' productivity, according to recent report.
Ultra-green and sustainable office design is proving to have more benefits than just the obvious energy and cost savings. Office workers are also loving the effects and companies are reaping the benefits! In a recent report by The Green Building Council of Australia, employees are reported to feeling healthier and happier working in an environment which adopts efficient and “greener” office design approaches.
The study, conducted with the University of Melborne sampled 16 new office buildings that had been awarded six-star status, one of which was home to Australian Law Firm, Clayton Utz. Their head quarters incorporates a number of green office design features including increased natural light, natural ventilation, carpets made with natural fibres and a recycling scheme that recycles 90 per cent of the water in the building.
The survey found that sick days had fallen by 39 per cent and the lawyers’ billing ratio rose 7 per cent despite the overall hours worked falling 12 per cent. Overall productivity had increased by 2-3 per cent and it even found that the firm’s secretaries were typing 9 per cent faster in the new building and with greater accuracy.
Professor Deo Prasad of the University of NSW’s faculty of Built Environment commented that keeping employees healthier and happier is a major financial inventive when businesses are planning their office design and considering going green.
There are many benefits to adopting a greener office design, and more and more businesses are now turning to Office Design Companies that have the knowledge and experience of eco-friendly office design.
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