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Working Spaces: Noise, Multi-Tasking and Satisfaction

Noise volume matters in the operating room, multi-tasking fails under neuroimaging, and occupant workspace satisfaction mainly depends on three factors.

Green Office Design

Green office design can have positive effects on the attitudes and behaviors of people who work in them.

Ventilation and Satisfaction (11-24-10)

Brager and Baker investigated occupant satisfaction in mixed-mode buildings.  They define “mixed-mode” as an “approach to space conditioning that uses a combination of natural ventilation and some form of mechanical ventilation and/or cooling.”   At the study sites, the natural ventilation was provided through operable windows. 

 

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Classic Article: The COPE Project

The Cost-Effective Open-Plan Environments (COPE) project has been an important source of information to workplace designers.

Indoor Air Pollution: Office Machines

Fax machines, computers, scanners, and printers are all necessary for the way we work today. Unfortunately, such equipment also adds to indoor air pollution—in some cases quite significantly.

Indoor Air Quality, Health, and Productivity: Can Design Make a Difference?

Examining previous studies, researcher William Fisk looked at the connection between air quality and the spread of respiratory illness, cases of allergies and asthma, and sick building syndrome.

Plants and Indoor Air Pollution: No Panacea

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Several studies examined plants' ability to remove gasses from the air, particularly some troublesome gasses that can contribute to substandard indoor air quality.

Smell of Gasoline and Aggression (11-25-09)

If you’re one of the millions of Americans traveling by car during the holidays, it is important for you to know that the smell of gasoline increases aggressive behaviors among male rats. It is unlikely that you are a male rat, or traveling with one, but this information may help you understand and potentially head off unpleasant situations during refueling breaks. It also suggests that adding powerful venting fans or introducing strong but pleasant scents near gas pumps would be a good idea.

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Indoor Air Quality and Performance

When air is moving, the perceived quality of that air is higher, even when the air is simply re-circulated air from the same space.

Tolerance for Green Buildings

Occupant surveys reveal that people working in green buildings have different opinions about their building and their comfort.