Do green buildings have better indoor environments? New evidence

Building Research and Information

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 415-434

  Newsham, Guy R ^a   Birt, Benjamin J ^a   Arsenault, Chantal ^a   Thompson, Alexandra J L ^a   Veitch, Jennifer A ^a   Mancini, Sandra ^a   Galasiu, Anca D ^a   Gover, Bradford N ^a   MacDonald, Iain A ^a   Burns, Gregory J ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

building performance; environmental assessment; green buildings; indoor environment; Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED); occupant satisfaction; post occupancy evaluation

Indexed keywords

BUILDING PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GREEN BUILDINGS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; LEADERSHIP IN ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGNS; OCCUPANT SATISFACTION; POST OCCUPANCY EVALUATION;

AIR QUALITY; JOB SATISFACTION; OFFICE BUILDINGS;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 84878578301     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: 14664321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09613218.2013.789951     Document Type: Article

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