TY - GEN
T1 - An assessment of the correlation between indoor environmental quality and productivity in a university building
T2 - 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate, CRIOCM 2013
AU - Aigbavboa, C. O.
AU - Thwala, W. D.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is important to the health, comfort, and well-being of building occupants. It is believed that poor IEQ is associated with a number of different phenomena, most notably, the Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Building-related Illness (BRI), and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), which, of course, have major effects on productivity. This paper presents results of a post occupancy survey response to indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in a university building in Johannesburg, South Africa. The paper assesses the correlation between IEQ and the occupants' productivity in a University building. The primary data for the study was collected through a structured questionnaire survey distributed to a sample of 75 occupants of the building in Johannesburg South Africa. Findings from the survey revealed that the occupants of the building are not satisfied with the IEQ of the building. Also revealed was that the IEQ with a particular reference to the noise level, affects the productivity and performance of the occupants. Since building occupants are a rich source of information about IEQ assessment and its effect on productivity, the study can be used to assess the performance of an educational building, identify areas needing improvement, and provide useful feedback to designers and operators about specific aspects of the building design features and operating strategies that need improvement. This study adds to the knowledge on higher education building IEQ.
AB - Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is important to the health, comfort, and well-being of building occupants. It is believed that poor IEQ is associated with a number of different phenomena, most notably, the Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Building-related Illness (BRI), and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), which, of course, have major effects on productivity. This paper presents results of a post occupancy survey response to indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in a university building in Johannesburg, South Africa. The paper assesses the correlation between IEQ and the occupants' productivity in a University building. The primary data for the study was collected through a structured questionnaire survey distributed to a sample of 75 occupants of the building in Johannesburg South Africa. Findings from the survey revealed that the occupants of the building are not satisfied with the IEQ of the building. Also revealed was that the IEQ with a particular reference to the noise level, affects the productivity and performance of the occupants. Since building occupants are a rich source of information about IEQ assessment and its effect on productivity, the study can be used to assess the performance of an educational building, identify areas needing improvement, and provide useful feedback to designers and operators about specific aspects of the building design features and operating strategies that need improvement. This study adds to the knowledge on higher education building IEQ.
KW - Indoor environmental quality
KW - Post occupancy evaluation
KW - Productivity
KW - University building
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84904103713&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-642-44916-1_54
DO - 10.1007/978-3-642-44916-1_54
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84904103713
SN - 9783642449154
T3 - Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
SP - 561
EP - 568
BT - Proceedings of the 18th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Y2 - 19 October 2013 through 20 October 2013
ER -
