If you were to ask the average business owner to take a look around their premises and suggest one or two upgrades, chances are the vast majority would point out dozens of bits and pieces they’d like to see stepped up. However, something that would undoubtedly be overlooked by most would be the building’s current ventilation systems. These are the kinds of installations that tend to be given thought when the building is first erected and put into use, though from then on in general get overlooked and are just assumed to be doing their jobs. And as it seems as though there are no glaring problems concerning ventilation as such, is it really worth bothering with the expense of an upgrade?
According to the experts at Total Extraction Solutions, there are several ways in which a business could benefit from the installation of a better-standard of ventilation system that don’t tend to be common knowledge among business owners. It’s not as if any business owner these days would knowingly and happily run a business where the air wasn’t clean and safe to breathe for all employees, but there are certain less obvious benefits that come with high quality ventilation systems that tend to be overlooked.
And when it comes to value, it’s safe to say that it always works out to be an investment that was more than worth making.
Reduce Interior Temperatures
Take for example the temperature of the interior working environment in general. Anywhere with sources of heat present is going to present the problem of heat building up and being stored within the working environment itself, which can lead to a variety of problems concerning everything from employee comfort to the efficient operation of machinery and so on and so forth. When a modern ventilation system is installed, it plays a key role in the balancing of the interior building’s temperature ensuring that cool air is allowed in while excessive heat is expelled efficiently. This represents a far better approach than trying to blast the room with an air conditioner and helps maintain a more pleasant working environment in general.
Productivity Peaks
It might sound a bit far-fetched for an upgraded ventilation system to play a role in the overall productivity and output a business is capable of, but it’s 100% true nonetheless. The reason for this is of course the way in which it is impossible for a workforce to give its all on a consistent basis day in and day out if the respective members of staff are uncomfortable and generally too hot. Hot and sticky working environments are not just unpleasant, but had a tendency to be intolerable. By contrast, when things are kept at more agreeable temperatures, employees are able to hit their productivity peaks…and by reflection the business can do the same.
Minimise Absence
Following along the very same lines, when an employee or a group thereof is made to work in an environment that is unhealthily hot and stuffy, it’s only going to be a matter of time before they start dropping like flies with all manner of illnesses. Businesses up and down the country are always talking about the importance of minimising employee absences which cost the economy billions every year, but what so few seem to realise is that much of it could come down to little more than the air the workforce is breathing and the temperature of their surroundings.
Reduce Risks
As a working environment gets hotter and hotter, the chances of a fire breaking out and causing catastrophic damage increase respectively. Of course, this isn’t to say that for the sake of health and safety it’s a good idea to keep the working environment at Arctic temperatures, but nonetheless illustrates the importance of reducing excess heat when and where possible. It’s for this reason that quality ventilation systems have the potential to play a key role in the overall risk reduction efforts of any business, while at the same time looking after the health and wellbeing of the workforce.
Reduced Costs
Last but not least, it’s worth bearing in mind that the less machinery you have to use to create a balanced temperature in the workplace, the more you’ll save on on-going energy bills. It’s hardly a secret that air conditioning tends to be one of the most expensive conveniences to run when it comes to the amount of electricity these systems gobble up, so it stands to reason that the less you have to call upon your air conditioners, the better.