Indoor environmental quality differences between office types in LEED-certified buildings in the US

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1104-1112

  Lee, Young S ^a   Guerin, Denise A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; LEED certified buildings; Lighting quality; Occupant satisfaction and performance; Office types; Thermal quality

Indexed keywords

INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; JOB PERFORMANCE; LIGHTING QUALITY; OCCUPANT SATISFACTION; OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS; VISUAL COMFORT; WORKPLACE DESIGN;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LIGHTING; PERSONNEL;

LOW ENERGY ELECTRON DIFFRACTION;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING; INDOOR AIR; OFFICE LOCATION; WORKPLACE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 74149086826     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.10.019     Document Type: Article

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