Lighting appraisal, well-being and performance in open-plan offices: A linked mechanisms approach

Lighting Research and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-148

  Veitch, Jennifer A ^a   Newsham, G R ^a   Boyce, P R ^b,c   Jones, C C ^d  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ^*

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OFFICE BUILDINGS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WELL TESTING;

END OF THE DAYS; INDIRECT LIGHTINGS; LIGHTING CONDITIONS; OFFICE SPACE; OPEN-PLAN OFFICES; PERSONAL CONTROL; STATISTICAL APPROACH; TASK PERFORMANCE;

LIGHTING;

EID: 46649121453     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477153507086279     Document Type: Article

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