Are biophilic-designed site office buildings linked to health benefits and high performing occupants?

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 12204-12222

  Gray, Tonia ^a   Birrell, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biophilic design; Collaboration; Productivity; Site office; Stress; Well being

Indexed keywords

BUILDING; DESIGN; PRODUCTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; WORKPLACE;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARCHITECTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIOPHILIC DESIGN; BUILDING; COGNITION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; JOB STRESS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OFFICE WORKER; PLANT; PRODUCTIVITY; RECYCLING; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE; ADULT; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

AUSTRALIA;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PLANTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84912569519     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph111212204     Document Type: Article

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