Why Improved Indoor Air Quality Is Vital For Your Business

Just because you can’t see or detect indoor air doesn’t mean that it is harmless. Experts believe that indoor air can be five times more polluted than outdoor air quality. This is why houses are urged consistently to consider appropriate HVAC maintenance services, especially AC maintenance, to keep indoor air quality suitable for a healthy lifestyle. In addition, when you take a workplace, employees spend half of their day within it- which makes the health implications of indoor air quality applicable for businesses as well. Here are three reasons why improved indoor air quality is vital for your business. 

For improved cognitive performance

Cognition or cognitive performance in simple terms refers to the overall process of thinking. This includes all memory functions like critical analysis, decision-making, and creative thinking. As we all know, this cognitive ability has become a crucial element for the success of an organization. 

However, when indoor air quality is poor, it tends to have a higher concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2). While carbon dioxide is not a direct indoor pollutant, its concentration is higher in indoor workspaces because of the lack of ventilation in workplaces. It’s believed that as CO2 concentration levels increase within workplaces, the cognitive performance of employees who work indoors reduces in parallel. Among the many types of cognitive functions, poor indoor air quality can affect the following seven significantly, 

• Basic activity level
• Applied activity level
• Task orientation 
• Crisis and risk response
• Information usage and processing 
• Breadth of approach
• Strategic thinking 

As cognitive abilities are a key driver for success in this dynamic business world, when employees face problems with their cognitive abilities, it undoubtedly affects their overall performance of an organization. 

To reduce the rate of sick leaves 

Poor indoor air quality in the business premises is also linked to an illness famously known as “sick building syndrome.” While the specific causes for sick building syndrome are unknown, many experts believe that poor indoor air quality resulting from poor ventilation and chemical contaminants from workplaces like volatile organic compounds can contribute to this illness.

Poor ventilation causes so much uneasiness within a workplace. Still, besides that, exposure to chemical contaminants within a workplace for prolonged hours can result in health issues like flu-like symptoms, headaches, chills, fatigue, chest tightness, dry cough, fever, dry or itchy skin, dizziness, nausea, difficulty concentrating, and sensitivity to odors.

All these effects of “sick building syndrome” get closely associated with a higher rate of sick leaves at workplaces and project schedules falling behind, making it extremely difficult to maintain a smooth and productive work environment. 

To improve productivity

Even if you may think your workers are safe in a cozy and nested workplace, the lack of ventilation and the higher concentration of dust, contaminants, and other pollutants can also cause brain inflammation that takes time to return to normal. Brain inflammations mainly occur because of the fine dust concentration in poor indoor air quality. Brain inflammation tends to affect the level of focus, concentration, and attentiveness employees direct towards work. Brain inflammation can also impair memory, making multitasking and effective communication complicated for employees, which all significantly impact working capabilities and overall productivity as employees struggle with concentration and focusing issues. 

If you’re looking for reliable maintenance services to enhance the health conditions of your workplace for the betterment of your employees, feel free to contact us at Adams Care. We are committed to providing home and commercial maintenance solutions like AC maintenance, sanitization, and disinfection services. All our services are exclusively offered by professional AC technicians and highly qualified handymen with years of experience.