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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.
High
Hopes for $300M CityGate Centre,
The Business Ledger August
2007
“CityGate Center is designed to make companies more competitive,” said
Daniel J. Slack,President of Calamos Real Estate LLC. “The idea is
that the facility will help attract employees and provide a low turnover rate
and increased productivity.” 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.
But facility executives whose goal is a high-performance
building that meets these criteria often
face obstacles. 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. |
High
Performance Buildings Deliver Productivity
Improvements. July
2006, www.seattle.gov
A healthy, comfortable
work environment may be the best perk to
offer office workers. It may be the smartest
financial choice too! Look at some Case Studies
to see why. |
Airway
Systems, J. Halza, August 2004, Buildings
Magazine, Article
"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, July 2003, Buildings
Magazine, Interview with Jeffrey Hines.
Jeffrey Hines, president,
Hines Interests LLC, Houston: Today, our
focus is more on the guts of the building.
Not that we don’t still like great architecture,
but in terms of where we’re trying to
be cutting edge, [we are] more internally
focused on building systems, the amount of
natural light that comes into a space, whether
we use raised flooring,......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, Linda K. Monroe, August 2002, Buildings
Magazine, Article
"Jim Toothaker,
director of the Bureau of Office Systems
and Services for the Department of Environmental
Protection, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
Harrisburg: 'We don’t do any office
buildings anymore that don’t contain
a raised floor.' ......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?
After all, high-performance workplaces
usually house high-performance workers." |
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