The Financial Case for High-Performance Buildings

Discover the growing body of scientific data that connects High-Performance Building design to occupant productivity, talent retention, and employee health and wellness.

This report explores concrete evidence for prioritizing design strategies that optimize indoor environments for enhanced occupant performance and experience.

The resulting financial metrics allow owner-occupants and tenants to make the business case for High-Performance Buildings.

Make the business case for High-Performance Buildings.

What’s Inside

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NEW TAKE ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS

The context behind the High-Performance Building movement and an overview of the extensive body of research supporting human-centered design strategies

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ACTIONABLE INSIGHTS

A methodology for how to quantify the financial value of enhanced productivity, increased retention, and improved wellness across an organization's workforce

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THOROUGH FINANCIAL METRICS

Including annual profit per employee, annual profit per square foot, and net present value due to High-Performance Building investment

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Deo Prasad

University of New South Wales

“This paper shows how the additional investment in the design and construction of High-Performance Buildings is insignificant when occupant benefits are considered in the full economic model.”

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Sara Neff

Kilroy Realty Corporation (Former)

“This body of work provides the important financial connection between occupant health and returns that should motivate the real estate industry to make wellness a priority.”

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Scott Muldavin

The Muldavin Company

“The magnitude of benefits and low risk of execution outlined in stok’s report should have every employer, building owner, and design professional re-examining the way they do business and treat real estate as a driver of business success.”

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