Wellbeing is a strategic choice
In offices, the main cost is not the building but people’s time. Even modest changes in concentration, absence and retention can exceed the cost of many environmental improvements.
No universal percentage can be promised. A return must be linked to a baseline, observable indicators and a suitable period of verification.
Indicators to monitor
- Light: illuminance, uniformity, glare and access to daylight.
- Acoustics: reverberation, intelligibility and privacy between activities.
- Air and comfort: carbon dioxide, volatile organic compounds, temperature, humidity and user perception.
- Use: occupancy, length of stay, preferences and frequency of return.
- Organisation: satisfaction, absence and retention, interpreted with HR support.
Building a realistic payback
The calculation connects initial investment, operating costs and benefits observed over time. Measures must be repeated after completion, while organisational, technological and economic changes are considered separately.
Baseline
Collect environmental, behavioural and organisational information before the project.
Hypothesis
State what results are expected and which spatial strategies may contribute to them.
Verification
Repeat measurements, listen to users and correct solutions that do not work.
“Wellbeing creates value when it stops being a slogan and becomes a decision open to verification.”
BIOMA
