A billion-dollar boost to the economy from clean air

The economic benefits of improving New Zealand’s indoor air quality have just been demonstrated in a report to the Facilities Management Association of New Zealand. Improving air quality in offices and schools would benefit New Zealand to the tune of $1 billion in improved productivity and better health according to the report. The report found that school absenteeism would drop with better classroom air, and attendance would rise by more than half a million school days, and the report said the billion-dollar boost, which would be over 10 years, would far exceed the $253m investment required.