As a measure to prevent the spread of COVID-19, telecommuting has been recommended by many companies since March 2020 in Japan. The purpose of this study is to clarify the impact of working from home on the individual satisfaction and productivity of workers.In this paper, trends in workplace environment and workers' subjective evaluation of working from home and at the office were investigated. As a result of the survey, the satisfaction level for indoor environmental quality was improved at home. On the other hand, the degree of satisfaction with interpersonal communication was significantly lower at home than at work.

Activity-based Working (ABW) is attracting attention as a new style of working to improve workplace productivity in Japan. The purpose of this study is to clarify the changes in the working style of office workers by implementation of ABW. In this paper, a questionnaire survey was conducted in a research facility; once before the ABW renovation and twice after the renovation. We found that accustoming to the ABW leads to changes in the style of working, such as the choice of seats, and that being able to work where you want to work leads to increased workplace productivity.

Activity‐based working (ABW) is attracting attention as a new style of working to improve workplace productivity in Japan. The purpose of this study is to clarify the changes in the working style of office workers by implementation of ABW. In this paper, a questionnaire survey was conducted in a research facility; once before the ABW renovation and twice after the renovation. We found that accustoming to the ABW leads to changes in the style of working, such as the choice of seats, and that being able to work where you want to work leads to increased workplace productivity.