Legal & General Investment Management has teamed up with air quality certification company AirRated to ensure improved air quality across 2.3m sq ft of its UK portfolio.
AirRated will provide certifications on the quality of indoor air across 25 LGIM owned and operated multi-let offices across the country.
Mark Tyson, head of property operations at LGIM, said: “After being talked about for many years, air quality is now firmly at the top of both individuals’ and organisations’ priorities, as we now clearly understand the impact on health and human performance. This partnership with AirRated and our flexible operating model allows us to deliver healthy and productive places across our portfolio.”
AirRated chief executive Francesca Brady added: “This nationwide partnership with Legal & General demonstrates a major commitment to providing occupiers with the best standard of office space available. As the country opens up and employees begin returning to their workplaces, the impact on health and wellbeing in these spaces is at the top of their list of concerns.
“Our own research shows that just over half of people would consider not working for a company if their employer was unable to demonstrate the air quality of their workplace.”
Seven LGIM buildings have already been awarded an AirScore, with 120 Aldersgate Street and 26 Throgmorton Street both achieving a gold rating.
AirRated’s AirScore is based on five key parameters for indoor air quality: humidity, temperature, PM2.5, VOCs and carbon dioxide. After a three-week monitoring process, buildings are then awarded an accreditation at one of five levels – Platinum, Gold, Silver, Certified or Uncertified.
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