PublicaciĂłn: THE PRODUCTIVITY OF OFFICE OCCUPANTS IN RELATION TO THE INDOOR THERMAL ENVIRONMENT
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2023
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BUILDING HEALTH AND WELLBEING
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THE EVALUATION OF WORK PRODUCTIVITY IN THE OFFICE BUILDING ENVIRONMENT IS A PARTICULARLY COMPLEX PHENOMENON. ALTHOUGH THESE BUILDINGS HAVE VARYING ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNS AND MANAGEMENT CRITERIA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING SYSTEMS, THEIR THERMAL ENVIRONMENTS ARE OFTEN MODERATE. IT IS IMPORTANT THEN TO CONSIDER OFFICE THERMAL CONDITIONS, SINCE THEY AFFECT OCCUPANT PERCEPTION OF THE WORKSPACE AND UNDESIRABLE VARIATIONS, HOWEVER SMALL, CAN TRANSLATE INTO DISSATISFACTION, DISTRACTION, OR ADAPTATION THAT IMPACT WORK ENGAGEMENT. IN THIS CHAPTER, THE SELF-ASSESSED PRODUCTIVITY OF OFFICE OCCUPANTS IN RELATION TO THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT WILL BE EXAMINED IN THE CHILEAN CONTEXT. SPECIFICALLY, ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS AND THE ARRANGEMENT OF OFFICE SPACES ARE ANALYSED IN CONTRAST TO OCCUPANTS? PERCEPTIONS USING CROSS-SECTIONAL AND RETROSPECTIVE QUESTIONNAIRES. SINCE WORKSPACES AND THEIR NATURE HAVE CHANGED IN RECENT YEARS, THIS RESEARCH SEEKS TO ANALYSE THE FACTORS PRESENT IN THE THERMAL ENVIRONMENT THAT MAY INTERACT SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE OCCUPANTS IN THEIR WORKSPACES.
