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Office Space Turns Green

IS YOUR OFFICE SPACE WORK-FRIENDLY?  HEAR HOW MAKING A WORKPLACE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY EFFICIENT MAY ALSO BOOST A COMPANY’S PRODUCTIVITY ON TODAY’S ENVIRONMINUTE. 

EMPLOYERS WHO ARE LOOKING TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY MAY WANT TO THINK GREEN.  BY IMPROVING AIR QUALITY IN THE OFFICE, INCREASING NATURAL LIGHT EXPOSURE, AND OFFERING PERSONAL TEMPERATURE CONTROL, BUSINESSES ARE FINDING THEIR EMPLOYEES ARE SEVEN PERCENT MORE PRODUCTIVE.  THE U.S. GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL REPORTS GREEN BUILDING FOR OFFICES USUALLY COSTS ABOUT TWO PERCENT MORE AT THE OUTSET, BUT SAVES TWENTY PERCENT OF THE BUILDING COSTS IN THE LONG-TERM.  AND, EMPLOYEES ARE HAPPIER -- STUDIES SHOW EMPLOYEES WORKING IN GREEN WORKPLACES ARE MORE EFFICIENT, AND TAKE FEWER SICK DAYS.  SINCE EMPLOYEES ACCOUNT FOR ABOUT EIGHTY-TWO PERCENT OF A BUSINESS’S COSTS, GOING GREEN IS A WIN-WIN FOR ALL.

THE ENVIRONMINUTE IS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE HEINZ FAMILY PHILANTHROPIES AND THE HEINZ ENDOWMENTS.  LEARN MORE BY VISITING ENVIRONMINUTE-DOT-COM. 

To learn more, read the article in Time.