The Paradoxes of Perception and Office Productivity

摘要

Certainly we have already passed the liability-ridden, sick building awareness stage. Building owners appreciate the lawsuits and costs that such things as Legionella, slippery floors, air pollutants and poorly lit parking lots can spawn. We have also passed the stage where supporters of green buildings are ridiculed as treehuggers; the business value of efficient and resilient buildings is generally accepted. Will there soon be broad acceptance by business of the idea that a "well" office building - one with lots of daylight, comfort and natural features - increases the productivity of occupants and thus profits?