Merits of green offices
According to a research done by World Green Building Council*, the high quality of indoor air in green offices is effective in boosting the productivity of their staff by 8-11%; investigation by private organisations** also highlights the drop in 5% in the number of times of sick leaves among workers who work in green buildings. Therefore, it is evident that green architectures and green offices are decent in uplifting health and wellbeing, and working performance of the employees.
This year, a number of existing commercial buildings have undergone the assessment of BEAM Plus Existing Buildings (EB), and have been awarded Platinum rating, demonstrating the superior performance in green operation in commercial buildings; several offices have undergone the BEAM Plus Interiors Assessment as well, with, for the first time, office interiors projects beyond the territory of Hong Kong attaining the Platinum rating.
According to a research done by World Green Building Council*, the high quality of indoor air in green offices is effective in boosting the productivity of their staff by 8-11%; investigation by private organisations** also highlights the drop in 5% in the number of times of sick leaves among workers who work in green buildings. Therefore, it is evident that green architectures and green offices are decent in uplifting health and wellbeing, and working performance of the employees.
This year, a number of existing commercial buildings have undergone the assessment of BEAM Plus Existing Buildings (EB), and have been awarded Platinum rating, demonstrating the superior performance in green operation in commercial buildings; several offices have undergone the BEAM Plus Interiors Assessment as well, with, for the first time, office interiors projects beyond the territory of Hong Kong attaining the Platinum rating.
Productivity of employees*
Productivity of employees*
8-11%
Employees applying for sick leave*
Employees applying for sick leave*
5%
First BEAM Plus Platinum-rated projects
beyond the territory of
Hong Kong
8-11%
5%
First BEAM Plus Platinum-rated projects
beyond the territory of Hong Kong
*World Green Building Council (2013). The Business Case for Green Building.
**Schneider (2012). “Why Invest in High-Performance Green Buildings”, white paper published on June 2012.
