How to help people look forward to work

摘要

Make the workplace healthier and more pleasant and workers will feel better - and they might just be more productive for their employer. This is the argument that lies behind much of the present interest in health and wellbeing in office design. The contention has been founded on research into projects, notably the sustainable refurbishment of 500 Collins Street in Melbourne, Australia, where spruced up spaces with improved HVAC and lighting were found to reduce workers' incidence of colds and flu by more than 20% and prompt contented administrators to up their typing speeds by a pretty impressive 9%.