A systematic review of environmental intervention studies in offices with beneficial effects on workers’ health, well-being and productivity

Feasibility study of the UXindoor framework in two public office buildings: A standardized approach to scoring indoor user experience with qualitative and quantitative techniques

“…Results for Building A are presented in a condensed format using a digital scorecard layout (Figs. [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]. The building operates from 07:00 to 16:00 except weekends and holidays.…”

“…Researchers and designers increasingly recognize that while pursuing energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality (IEQ) should not be compromised, given its ties to human health, well-being, and productivity [10]. The notion of a "standardized" human occupant with constant preferences, perceptions and needs was challenged by the sudden changes in building use caused by the COVID-19 pandemic [11].…”

Developing Indicators for Healthy Building in Taiwan Using Fuzzy Delphi Method and Analytic Hierarchy Process

“…Healthy building was defined at the Healthy Buildings 2000 international conference in Helsinki, Finland in 2000 as "a way of experiencing the indoor environment of a building, which not only includes physical measurement values such as temperature, humidity, ventilation, noise, light, and air quality, but also includes subjective psychological factors such as layout, environmental color, lighting, space, and materials used; in addition to items such as job satisfaction and interpersonal relationships, and a healthy building must contain all of the above" [27,28]. In 2001, the World Health Organization carried out a cross-border "Housing and Health Plan" and categorized the abstract and concrete factors affecting healthy housing into four categories: physical (light environment, thermal environment, air environment, radiation environment, etc.…”

Effectiveness of Urban Childcare Center Indoor Air Quality Management Program (UCC-IAQ) on building related symptoms among care takes :a quasi experimental study

“…(129)In addition, it is consistent with research that reviews the published research on studies that implemented environmental interventions in office settings and evaluated their effectiveness at reducing the prevalence of health, well-being, comfort, and productivity-related complaints among office workers. The findings of this study showed that interventions that aim to improve the indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in offices can be beneficial in improving the health, well-being, and productivity of office workers (130) Similarly, a study on ventilation and sick building syndrome revealed that the comparison group (Low ventilation) had increased formaldehyde and volatile organic compound contents, as well as an increased prevalence of SBS. (1 6 ) This is consistent with the findings of a systematic review conducted by Sotiris, which indicated that some types of indoor air pollution can cause buildingrelated symptoms in children.…”