The most effective indoor environmental quality factors related to worker satisfaction and performance: a case of the administrative office building at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Motalebi, Ghasem; Moslehian, Anahita Sal; Hasanzadeh, Elmira

doi:10.1080/10803548.2019.1582886

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“…Furthermore, a recent study conducted in a university administrative building identified that employees in enclosed private offices were more satisfied with IEQ factors than those in other types of shared offices. It also established a positive link between employees' environmental satisfaction and self-reported performance in the enclosed private office (Motalebi et al, 2019).…”

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An indoor environmental quality assessment of office spaces at an urban Australian university

Woo

Rajagopalan

Francis

et al. 2021

Building Research & Information

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This paper reports the results of a comprehensive indoor environmental quality (IEQ) evaluation conducted in seven office buildings at an Australian university. A mix of objective and subjective assessments was carried out and a total of 519 staff participated in the survey from various non-academic departments. Three types of buildings were included in this study: 'Heritage listed' (c.1880-1890s), 'Conventional' (c.1960 and 'Modern' (post 2000) office buildings. Although the measured IEQ conditions were relatively good with no significant fluctuation across the selected buildings, the discrepancy between objective IEQ data and subjective occupant evaluations was noted. The Modern building type designed with fully double-glazed façades showed the highest levels of overall comfort and satisfaction and perceived productivity, whereas the Conventional building type constructed during the late 20th-century period, notable for deep floor plates, had the lowest. The heritage listed type buildings had lower window to wall ratios, yet displayed improved occupant satisfaction across all IEQ areas over the conventional type buildings. The results support that building renovation and regular maintenance can improve occupant comfort and satisfaction within offices. The findings could be useful for property managers looking for strategies to improve the performance of their building stock.

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An indoor environmental quality assessment of office spaces at an urban Australian university

Woo

Rajagopalan

Francis

et al. 2021

Building Research & Information

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“…POE studies investigating the impact of IEQ on occupants' satisfaction, performance, and health have been conducted across different building typologies, including workplaces, Buildings 2023, 13, 2486 2 of 20 educational settings, and group residential spaces (i.e., residence halls) [6]. Numerous researchers have identified IEQ factors that can affect employees in workplaces and identify resulting impacts [3,4].…”

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“…To implement that, a pre-design occupancy evaluation (PDOE) must be conducted of the occupants while they are occupying their existing space that is to be replaced or renovated [12]. Findings from a comparison of the PDOE and POE study data allow researchers to identify statistical evidence of the influence of the designed environment on the occupants' satisfaction, performance, and health by analysis of the before (formerly occupied environment) and after (newly designed occupied environment) datasets [13,14]. Without this analysis, findings from the POE study alone present IEQ factor scores as influences on occupants' satisfaction, performance, and health without knowing with certainty if the findings substantiate statistically significant outcomes.…”

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The Impact of Measurable Findings from Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluations of Indoor Environmental Quality in the Primary Workspace

Bae,

Martin

2023

Buildings

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This study examined the influence of quantitative and qualitative findings from both a pre-design occupancy evaluation (PDOE) and a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) on the expanded design team’s (designers, client, and researchers) approach to updating the interior work environment. The design team’s implementation of mid-course design solution modifications to the primary workspaces of an engineering group’s environment both after the PDOE and the POE yielded many significant outcomes. The POE was conducted using the same instrument as the PDOE one year after the employees had moved back into their renovated space on a corporate campus. The study’s results were used as a diagnostic tool to improve indoor environmental quality (IEQ) conditions for employees and provided benchmarks for the remaining (85%) campus workplace improvements. The influence and importance of IEQ criteria on employee satisfaction, work performance, and health were demonstrated and contribute to the body of knowledge regarding the influence of the built environment on building occupants. A paired inquiry (PDOE plus POE) helps ensure that human, financial, and environmental resources are appropriated with a higher likelihood of success over POE data alone in terms of meeting current and future employees’ needs and corporate goals.

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“…In recent years, more and more studies focused on the effects of indoor air quality on peoples’ subjective symptoms 7,8 . An odor can affect psychophysiological conditions of human beings such as mood, anxiety, and stress 2 .…”

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“…In recent years, more and more studies focused on the effects of indoor air quality on peoples' subjective symptoms. 7,8 An odor can affect psychophysiological conditions of human beings such as mood, anxiety, and stress. 2 Exposure to a preferred odor may improve comfort, satisfaction, and mood, as well as increase selfreported work efficiency.…”

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Effects of indoor VOCs from paint on human brain activities during working memory tasks: An electroencephalogram study

Gao

Zhao

2022

Indoor Air

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As more and more people stay inside the building for a long time, the indoor environment has a great effect on their health, mood, and work efficiency. Electroencephalography (EEG) signals reflect electrical activity originating from neuronal firing when a task or activity is performed. Since there was no study on the effect of indoor air on nerves, this study utilized EEG to preliminarily explore the brain functions of subjects during working memory tasks with different difficulties. The subjects were divided into two groups according to the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as odor irritants in the air. We expected to find the difference in subjects’ EEG signals between VOCs and low‐VOCs. The EEG signals from 60 electrodes were analyzed by event‐related potential (ERP), event‐related spectral power (ERSP), and correlation network methods to describe the brain activity. We compared the results of subjects in VOCs and low‐VOCs and found significant differences between ERP and ERSP in the alpha band during a simple working memory task. Subjects were more sensitive to the VOCs in simple tasks than in complex tasks. Our work provided evidence of odor effects on brain functions and could be used to guide the design of indoor odor in home, offices, and classrooms.

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The most effective indoor environmental quality factors related to worker satisfaction and performance: a case of the administrative office building at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Cited by 15 publications

References 25 publications

An indoor environmental quality assessment of office spaces at an urban Australian university

An indoor environmental quality assessment of office spaces at an urban Australian university

The Impact of Measurable Findings from Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluations of Indoor Environmental Quality in the Primary Workspace

Effects of indoor VOCs from paint on human brain activities during working memory tasks: An electroencephalogram study

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