Value Beyond Cost Savings - Green Building Finance Consortium

Appendix GSustainable Property Cost-Benefit ChecklistPotential Property Benefits Description of Benefit Applicability Analysis 106- Interruption in responsibilities- Lost clients- Lost ideas / institutional knowledge- Lost intellectual property- Downtime until new hire picks upresponsibilities- Recruiting costs – direct / indirect- Training costs- Overall employee morale• Reduce HVAC noise and pitch distractions• Reduce “too hot / too cold” complaints given theimplementation of specific HVAC systems• Increase access to daylight and overall facilityqualityImproved occupant health• Reduce absenteeism• Increase employee retention• Reduce spread of colds, flu, etc among coworkersgiven greater outdoor air circulation,better MIRV air filtration• Possible reduction in health care premiumsgiven corporate-wide facility standardization andpushing of health care providers to acknowledgebenefitsImproved occupant productivity• Reduce employee salary cost/unit output• Improved profitabilityImproved reputation/leadership• Improve cost/quality of recruiting• Improve employee retention/satisfaction• Improve public relations/brand management• Retain “social license” to operateThe importance of improved reputation/leadership topotential space users can be deduced by evaluating thespecific space users and the level of sustainabilitycontemplated for a project. Companies with an emphasison brand promotion and external marketing, largercompanies, companies with potentially controversial263