TY - CONF KW - Indoor environment department KW - Health effects KW - Energy conservation KW - Health and productivity effects KW - Productivity KW - Air quality KW - Infectious disease AU - William J Fisk AU - Olli Seppänen AU - Marianna Tuomainen AU - Jorma Säteri AB -

The available scientific data suggest that existing technologies and procedures can improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in a manner that significantly increases productivity and health. While there is considerable uncertainty in the estimates of the magnitudes of productivity gains that may be obtained, the projected gains are very large. For the U.S., the estimated potential annual savings and productivity gains are $6 to $14 billion from reduced respiratory disease, $2 to $4 billion from reduced allergies and asthma, $10 to $30 billion from reduced sick building syndrome symptoms, and $20 to $160 billion from direct improvements in worker performance that are unrelated to health. Productivity gains that are quantified and demonstrated could serve as a strong stimulus for energy efficiency measures that simultaneously improve the indoor environment.

BT - Healthy Buildings 2000 C1 -

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C2 - LBNL-48218 CY - Helsinki, Finland DA - 08/2000 LA - eng N2 -

The available scientific data suggest that existing technologies and procedures can improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in a manner that significantly increases productivity and health. While there is considerable uncertainty in the estimates of the magnitudes of productivity gains that may be obtained, the projected gains are very large. For the U.S., the estimated potential annual savings and productivity gains are $6 to $14 billion from reduced respiratory disease, $2 to $4 billion from reduced allergies and asthma, $10 to $30 billion from reduced sick building syndrome symptoms, and $20 to $160 billion from direct improvements in worker performance that are unrelated to health. Productivity gains that are quantified and demonstrated could serve as a strong stimulus for energy efficiency measures that simultaneously improve the indoor environment.

PB - SIY Indoor Air Information PP - Helsinki, Finland PY - 2000 SP - 23 EP - 24 T2 - Healthy Buildings 2000 T3 - Healthy Buildings 2000 TI - Review of health and productivity gains from better IEQ VL - 4 ER -