The impact of a 'green' building on employees' physical and psychological wellbeing

Work

Volumn 41, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 3816-3823

  Thatcher, Andrew ^a   Milner, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

GreenStar accreditation; perceived productivity; physical wellbeing; psychological wellbeing; workplace indoor environmental quality

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRODUCTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84859813440     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/WOR-2012-0683-3816     Document Type: Conference Paper

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