Lighting and Daylighting Knowledge Review
A comprehensive new resource examines lighting quality and perception and their relation to work performace outcomes.
A comprehensive new resource examines lighting quality and perception and their relation to work performace outcomes.
Recent work has probed perceptions of privacy in the workplace. Participants with higher partitions around their workplaces had significantly higher levels of perceived privacy.
The question of how office workers are affected by features of the physical environment in which they work has preoccupied researchers as well as designers and building industry professionals for many years. Studies indicate that regardless of physical features, office employees become invested in and attached to their workspaces.
It seems intuitive that outdoor views and plants can decrease stress for office workers. But how might plants and views affect people when used together?
Allsteel, a major manufacturer of office furniture, recently released information collected from office workers about their satisfaction and desires regarding their workspaces.
A recent review of literature published since 1972 indicates that individuals working in open workspaces have lower levels of privacy and job satisfaction.
A new literature review on collaborative work environments provides a useful and concise summary of research on how people collaborate, and what we know about design interventions to facilitate work collaborations.
A new study has quantified reductions in worker performance related to cooler temperatures in a workspace.
A classic article on the environmental effects of noise found that noise levels typical of open offices increases stress.
Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) has developed two free software tools to help designers, managers, and planners configure open-plan office environments.