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It’s generally accepted that the air quality in your building is a significant factor in ensuring a comfortable environment for people working there.

There are two reasons why it’s significant. The first is the employer’s duty of responsibility to the building’s occupants under Health and Safety legislation.

The effect a so-called “sick building” can have on productivity is more important, however. It doesn’t matter whether the building is a school, a hospital, or a commercial or public sector office.

While several factors have been identified as potential causes of a sick building, from upholstery to humidity, the prevalence of computers to the office layout, one of the main factors is the quality of the air.

Health and Safety analysis has found that sick building syndrome is more common in air-conditioned buildings, where more than 55% of staff report symptoms and it has been shown to affect the level of absenteeism.

Maintaining the quality of the air circulating in your building by having a regular schedule of air duct inspection and duct cleaning therefore makes sense especially when, as in an air conditioned building, air is being circulated in what’s effectively a closed and sealed system.Air duct cleaning duct maintenance and cleaning sick buildings air quality productivity Continue reading →