Impacts of green certifications, ventilation and office types on occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 196-206

  Gou, Zhonghua ^a   Prasad, Deo ^a   Lau, Stephen Siu Yu ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

green buildings; green certifications; occupant satisfaction; office types; ventilation types

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN ENGINEERING; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SURVEYS;

GREEN BUILDINGS; GREEN CERTIFICATIONS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MIXED-MODE VENTILATIONS; NATURAL VENTILATION; OCCUPANT SATISFACTION; OFFICE TYPES;

VENTILATION;

EID: 84905591575     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00038628.2014.908113     Document Type: Article

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