Is a green building really better for building occupants? A longitudinal evaluation

Building and Environment

Volumn 108, Issue , 2016, Pages 194-206

  Thatcher, Andrew ^a   Milner, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Green buildings; Indoor environmental quality; Longitudinal evaluation; Productivity; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; JOB SATISFACTION; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY; GREEN BUILDINGS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; LONGITUDINAL EVALUATION; PERCEIVED AIR QUALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; WELLBEING;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INDOOR AIR; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 85027222728     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2016.08.036     Document Type: Article

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