April 12, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- It's long been said that a happy worker is a more productive worker. But what goes into making workers happy? Several experts in the field of green building say the design of the building itself can contribute to boosting employees' moods, increasing productivity and aiding in employee retention.
"Green building is good business. Green building certifications attract tenants, employees, even students and help to keep them... People want to work in green buildings, and comfortable, happy workers are more productive workers," said Rick Fedrizzi, president, CEO and founding chairman of the U.S. Green Building Council, who provided the keynote address titled "People, Planet and Performance" at the recent Carrier Global Engineering Conference in Las Vegas.
The event followed the theme"20/20 the Future in Focus: Rethink. Restore. Regenerate." and was sponsored by Carrier, the world's leader in high technology heating, air-conditioning and refrigeration solutions, and a part of UTC Climate, Controls & Security, a unit of United Technologies Corp.
In addition to creating happy workers, green buildings result in life-cycle savings of 20 percent of the construction costs, according to Fedrizzi. Like Fedrizzi, the event's keynote speakers said there is a direct correlation between increased productivity and employees who love being in their work space. read more>>>
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