This is the IAQ report we have been waiting for.
💨 Improving air quality in offices and schools would benefit New Zealand to the tune of $1 BILLION in IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY and BETTER HEALTH, according to a new report co-authored by economist @SEaqub
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More than a dozen businesses and organisations are backing the report's call for better indoor air, and are asking the government to set up and implement improved indoor air quality standards for all public buildings. #CovidIsAirborne
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The businesses backing the report include ANZ, Playcentre, PMG Funds, Citycare Property, Cushman & Wakefield, Programmed, Frucor Suntory, and Health and Safety Association New Zealand
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Unsurprisingly, the report found that school absenteeism would drop with better classroom air, and ATTENDANCE WOULD RISK BY MORE THAN HALF A MILLION SCHOOL DAYS.
Sorry, for shouting but this is huge. We’ve been saying it all the long. Now we have numbers to back it up.
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The report revealed that increasing air flow into offices and schools 'would deliver significant benefits at relatively low cost'.
The billion-dollar boost, which would be over 10 years, would far exceed the $253m investment required.
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The report said if extended beyond offices and schools to all public buildings, the economic benefits would be much higher than the billion dollars calculated.
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.@SEaqub said the cost of poor indoor air quality was far too high.
“It means more sickness, lower productivity, more school absences, and all the economic costs that come with these.”
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The ROI makes this proposal a no-brainer. But, it needs government support with IAQ guidance and standards to ensure compliance.
Schools, workplaces, hospitals, aged care, gyms, theatres, halls, dance studios, hospitality venues. Basically anywhere people congregate indoors.
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Facilities Management Association of New Zealand (FMANZ) chief executive Jo Duggan said the science on improved air quality indoors was clear.
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“The quality of the air we all breathe has consequences for the health, wellbeing, learning, and productivity of every single one of us whenever we're inside a building.”
And that's pretty much all of us, and everyone we love and care about, pretty much every single day.
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“Better air in our buildings means people are healthier, and more productive, school attendance improves, and concentration levels and learning get a boost too.”
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