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Healthy Buildings
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Healthy Buildings

How Indoor Spaces Drive Performance and Productivity

Joseph G. Allen and John D. Macomber
Harvard UP, 2020

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Editorial Rating

9

Qualities

  • Comprehensive
  • Eye Opening
  • Inspiring

Recommendation

Successful companies understand that investing in a healthy environment helps their workforce perform at its best, which, in turn, benefits the organization’s bottom line. In Healthy Buildings, Dr. Joseph Allen and John Macomber share their expertise in public health, business and forensic investigation by detailing the nine foundations of a “Healthy Building,” including practices to increase ventilation, improve air quality and reduce exposure to indoor pollutants.

Take-Aways

  • Outdoor air pollution garners considerable attention for its adverse health effects.
  • Global shifts currently transforming the world and the environment directly affect how people perceive their buildings.
  • Improving indoor air quality increases employees’ cognitive performance and leads to a healthier bottom line.

About the Authors

Joseph G. Allen is the director of the Healthy Buildings program at Harvard’s School of Public Health. John D. Macomber is a senior lecturer in finance at Harvard Business School and the author of more than 30 case studies on infrastructure projects.

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