Eldridge Oaks, located at 1080 Eldridge Parkway, has received LEED Gold certification by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Core and Shell: Version 2 Green Building Rating System™. LEED is the USGBC's leading rating system for designing and constructing the world's Greenest, most energy efficient and high performing buildings, with Platinum being the system's highest possible certification.

Occupying energy-efficient green buildings is one proactive way to demonstrate good stewardship of a company's impact on the environment. Besides an act of goodwill, tenants of green buildings experience additional workforce benefits. Studies report tenants in green buildings experience less absenteeism, decreased employee turnover and have generally higher productivity. Indoor air quality is a significant factor in employee health and productivity.

Consider these Statistics:
• The U.S. EPA estimates that $20-$50 billion is lost each year due to decreased worker productivity related to indoor air quality.
• In 2000, the estimated loss of work due to the four most common respiratory illnesses (common cold, pneumonia, influenza and bronchitis) was 176 million work days and 121 million days of substantially reduced activity.
• The improvement in indoor air quality in buildings can reduce the symptoms of flu, asthma, sick building syndrome, allergies, respiratory infections, headaches and colds by 41.5% on average (Carnegie Mellon 2005).
• Rates of outdoor air supply measured against absenteeism illustrate that buildings with high ventilation rates experience absentee rates that are 35% lower than buildings with moderate ventilation rates (Milton 2000).
• High-performance lighting enhances productivity by 6.7%, while improved temperature control enhances productivity by 3.6% (Carnegie Mellon 2005).

Consider the Benefits of a Green Building:
• Enhances employee productivity
• Reduces symptoms for flu, asthma, allergies, respiratory infections, headaches and colds
• Company experiences less absenteeism
• Employees are less likely to change jobs
• Employees are generally happier