the corporate headquarters of Pittsburgh's Sota Construction Services won a platinum-level certification by the LEED committee. One thing Sota did was install heating and cooling systems that rely on radiant energy, which greatly reduces the amount of air movement through the systems, thus conserving energy.
The studies found that, compared with those working in non-green-certified buildings, occupants of green-certified buildings had, on average:
- A 26.4% higher cognitive function score.
- A 73% higher crisis response score.
- A 44% higher applied activity level score, which reflects the ability to make decisions that achieve workplace goals.
- A 38% higher focused activity level score, which reflects the capacity to pay attention to the task at hand.
- 30% fewer self-reported sick-building symptoms such as respiratory problems, fatigue and skin irritations.
- A 6.4% higher sleep quality score.
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