Indoor environmental aspects and user perception within an office landscape:An exploratory study in the Netherlands

Workplaces are transforming from office rooms to office landscapes. Previous research about indoor environmental (IE) aspects and health, investigated work-related health issues mostly in conventional office spaces. It is still uncertain which physical aspects in office landscapes might influence employees’ health the most. An exploratory study, in a mix method design, including IE measurements and user perception about the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of the office landscape is performed. Objective IE data showed a discrepancy with how office users experienced the IEQ; therefore, both t... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van Duijnhoven, J.
Aries, M.B.C.
Rosemann, A.L.P.
Kort, H.S.M.
Dokumenttyp: contributionToPeriodical
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Sprache: Englisch
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Link(s) : https://research.tue.nl/en/publications/8caffc47-dcc3-4e2c-bcee-4532cdd4d530

Workplaces are transforming from office rooms to office landscapes. Previous research about indoor environmental (IE) aspects and health, investigated work-related health issues mostly in conventional office spaces. It is still uncertain which physical aspects in office landscapes might influence employees’ health the most. An exploratory study, in a mix method design, including IE measurements and user perception about the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of the office landscape is performed. Objective IE data showed a discrepancy with how office users experienced the IEQ; therefore, both the Dutch Building Code and user perception need to be considered. ; Workplaces are transforming from office rooms to office landscapes. Previous research about indoor environmental (IE) aspects and health, investigated work-related health issues mostly in conventional office spaces. It is still uncertain which physical aspects in office landscapes might influence employees’ health the most. An exploratory study, in a mix method design, including IE measurements and user perception about the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of the office landscape is performed. Objective IE data showed a discrepancy with how office users experienced the IEQ; therefore, both the Dutch Building Code and user perception need to be considered.