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is it possible to quantify the “human experience” in monetary less call centers with windows had a payback time of just 4
terms? For example, what is the benefit of a building that “ months, thanks to the jump in employee productivity. Similarly,
reduces stress, and instills a peaceful and serene feeling? Is a large-scale study on thousands of US schools found that
there a way to prove the building owner’s conviction of creating The Paramit factory is an students in daylit classrooms scored 14% better on the national
a conducive work environment would also be a good business standardised exams. Applying these increased productivity
decision? interesting example of a non- numbers to the Paramit factory staff yielded the following
The correlation between the building environment and the green certified multi-award- payback times:
health and productivity of its occupants has been studied winning building that was • 8 years if only counting the 40% energy savings
over the years, especially in schools and in call centers, where
the performance of the building occupants can be easily deliberately designed as a • 3.3 years when counting 40% energy savings & 6%
measured. For example, a company that operated several call productivity increase by the staff
centers across the US found that call centers with a window high-performance building. • 2 years when counting 40% energy savings & 14%
resulted in more productive employees, capable of handling productivity increase by the staff
6-7% more phone calls per month. Refurbishing the window-
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