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Benchmarking the Indoor Environment in Office Buildings:Characterisiation, Synthesis and Practical Application
Today, the majority of the global workforce spends a significant proportion of their daily lives indoors. In countries supporting work-life balance, a usual work week often constitutes 30-40 hours, corresponding to 18-24% of a week; yet, in many countries, a work week of 45-50 hours, corresponding to 27-29%, is not uncommon. Indoor environmental quality has been recognised as fundamental for occupant health, well-being, comfort a performance. The significance of indoor environmental quality in offices extends beyond comfort – it directly influences employees’ health, performance and job satisfaction, ultimately affecting a business’s overall efficiency, productivity and profitability. Benchmarking can serve as an impactful resource for driving improvement, and within indoor environmental quality it can focus specifically on assessing and improving the indoor environment within buildings. This study presents a comprehensive investigation of indoor environmental quality and its impact on occupant health, well-being, and productivity in office buildings across Denmark and Greenland. Through the establishment of a robust database and the development of a novel benchmarking tool, the research aims to facilitate the evaluation of building and workplace performance, while estimating potential value gains from improving indoor conditions. The experimental design was informed by a literature review on post occupancy evaluation in office buildings, and included registrations of building and offices through checklists, indoor environmental quality measurements and occupant questionnaires. A pilot study allowed for adjustment and refinement before full-scale implementation. The execution of the field survey involved 48 office buildings including 153 offices in Greenland and Denmark. The field survey revealed striking similarities in indoor environments despite climatic and structural differences between the two countries. CO2 concentration, temperature, relative humidity, and illuminance showed little disparity. However, ...
Benchmarking the Indoor Environment in Office Buildings:Characterisiation, Synthesis and Practical Application
Today, the majority of the global workforce spends a significant proportion of their daily lives indoors. In countries supporting work-life balance, a usual work week often constitutes 30-40 hours, corresponding to 18-24% of a week; yet, in many countries, a work week of 45-50 hours, corresponding to 27-29%, is not uncommon. Indoor environmental quality has been recognised as fundamental for occupant health, well-being, comfort a performance. The significance of indoor environmental quality in offices extends beyond comfort – it directly influences employees’ health, performance and job satisfaction, ultimately affecting a business’s overall efficiency, productivity and profitability. Benchmarking can serve as an impactful resource for driving improvement, and within indoor environmental quality it can focus specifically on assessing and improving the indoor environment within buildings. This study presents a comprehensive investigation of indoor environmental quality and its impact on occupant health, well-being, and productivity in office buildings across Denmark and Greenland. Through the establishment of a robust database and the development of a novel benchmarking tool, the research aims to facilitate the evaluation of building and workplace performance, while estimating potential value gains from improving indoor conditions. The experimental design was informed by a literature review on post occupancy evaluation in office buildings, and included registrations of building and offices through checklists, indoor environmental quality measurements and occupant questionnaires. A pilot study allowed for adjustment and refinement before full-scale implementation. The execution of the field survey involved 48 office buildings including 153 offices in Greenland and Denmark. The field survey revealed striking similarities in indoor environments despite climatic and structural differences between the two countries. CO2 concentration, temperature, relative humidity, and illuminance showed little disparity. However, ...
Benchmarking the Indoor Environment in Office Buildings:Characterisiation, Synthesis and Practical Application
Dam-Krogh, Emilie Patricia (author)
2024-01-01
Dam-Krogh , E P 2024 , Benchmarking the Indoor Environment in Office Buildings : Characterisiation, Synthesis and Practical Application . Technical University of Denmark .
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Electronic Resource
English
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720
| Elsevier | 2024
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| British Library Conference Proceedings | 1997