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Survey finds workers miffed by extreme office temperatures

February 1, 2008—Blumberg Capital Partners, the US investment firm and commercial real estate investment manager, has released results of a national survey to gauge the impact of office building conditions on worker attitudes, productivity and motivation. Among the results, one in three...

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      Surveys

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