Advantages for the Building Owner
● cheaper to construct
● environmentally conscious
● energy savings
● lower tenant turnover costs
● higher building resale value
● simpler solutions to complex issues involving
power, local heat load and air quality
Advantages of the Tenant
● lower energy cost
● best air quality for employees and the comfort of
individualized zones
● higher employee productivity |
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Advantages for Schools
● lower energy cost
● best air quality for students and faculty and the
comfort of
individualized zones
● higher student productivity ● decrease student and faculty sick days as a result
of the superior air quality ● overall enhancement of comfort and health as a
result of improved air quality ● measurable staff productivity gains because of a
better working environment |
Builder/Developer Advantages
● reduction in intial construction costs
● reduction in height by as much as a foot per story
● reduction in building time - as much as 15% faster
to build
● earlier rental as a result of faster building time
● flexibility of space increases rental opportunity
● adaptability of space prevents costly future
renovations to respond to rapid technological
changes
● raised flooring system & HVAC can be itemized
as person property and depreciated as such
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Operational Advantages
● reduction in HVAC plant costs
● office churn costs reduced to a quarter of
conventional construction rates
● greatly reduced cost per work station or zone for
- wiring and cable reconfiguration
- HVAC configuration
● a significant overall energy savings
- fan energy usage by as much as 45%
- significant reduction in cooling energy
consumption
● optimized opportunity to achieve LEED credit using
underfloor HVAC and modular wiring/cabling
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Staff Advantages
● individual climate control through SmartAir diffusers
● overall enhancement of comfort and health as a
result of improved air quality
● a quantifiable reduction in employee absenteeism
as a result of the superior air quality
● measurable staff productivity gains because of a
better working environment |