INTERIOR DESIGN FOR WELLBEING - SIMPLE. BEAUTIFUL. SUSTAINABLE
Why design for wellbeing in Offices?
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People spend approximately 90% of their time indoors which means their indoor environments are crucial to their health, wellbeing and general happiness.
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The two biggest expenditures for any organisation are places and people, with people accounting for 90% of the lifetime costs of a building occupation.
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There is clear evidence that productivty gains of between 8-11% can be achieved from improved indoor air quality.
Some of my favourite excerpts from the Health, Wellbeing and Productivity in Offices report
In a commercial sense, staff costs (including salaries and benefits) typically account for about 90% of business operating costs. Therefore, what may appear a modest improvement in employee health or productivity, can have a huge financial implication for employers – one that is many times larger than any other financial savings associated with an efficiently designed and operated building.
Costs of ill-health vary by sector and country, and are rarely comparable, but the impact is clear:
• The annual absenteeism rate in the US is 3% per employee in the private sector, and 4% in the public sector, costing employers $2,074 and $2,502 per employee per year respectively2
• Poor mental health specifically costs UK employers £30 billion a year through lost production, recruitment and absence3
• The aggregate cost to business of ill-health and absenteeism in Australia is estimated at $7 billion per year, while the cost of ‘presenteeism’ (not fully functioning at work because of medical conditions) is estimated to be A$26 billion4.
(http://betterplacesforpeople.org/index.php/reports-and-publications/):
Why use us?
For Offices:
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We have a fundamental understanding of start-up businesses and the importance of maximising every dollar spent.
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Affordable – low overheads as we work remotely and from shared office spaces. We also know how to stretch a dollar.
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We’re able to translate the big picture research to the small scale fitouts. Our understanding of green building and wellbeing design allows these principles to be creatively applied to small business – getting the rewards without the expenditure.
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Branding experts – We use the fitout as a visual representation of the brand itself. This helps reinforce key brand concepts to all involved (staff and client attraction/retention).
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Some helpful resources:
http://betterplacesforpeople.org/
http://betterplacesforpeople.org/index.php/reports-and-publications/
http://www.interiorarchitects.com/blog/design-in-2015-the-workplace-must-support-wellness/
