Quantitative relationships between occupant satisfaction and aspects of indoor environmental quality and building design

Monika Joanna Frontczak; Stefano Schiavon; John Goins; Edward Arens; Hui Zhang; Pawel Wargocki

Quantitative relationships between occupant satisfaction and aspects of indoor environmental quality and building design

Monika Joanna Frontczak, Stefano Schiavon, John Goins, Edward Arens, Hui Zhang, Pawel Wargocki

Department of Civil Engineering

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Abstract

The paper examines which indoor environmental parameters and building features contribute occupants’ satisfaction in office buildings. The study analyzed data from a web-based survey administered to 52,980 occupants in 351 office buildings over ten years at the Center for the Built Environment. The survey uses 7-point scale questioning satisfaction with parameters related to the indoor environment, workspace and building features. Building occupants were generally satisfied with their workspaces and their buildings. Proportional odds ordinal logistic regression showed that satisfaction with all parameters listed in the survey contributed to overall workspace satisfaction. The most important parameters were: satisfaction with amount of space (odds ratio OR 1.57), noise (OR 1.27) and visual privacy (OR 1.26). Satisfaction with amount of space was not noticeably affected by size of workspace, and improved by having a private office and sitting close to a window.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Publication date	2011
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate - Austin, TX, United States Duration: 5 Jun 2011 → 10 Jun 2011 Conference number: 12 http://lifelong.engr.utexas.edu/2011/

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Conference	12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Number	12
Country	United States
City	Austin, TX
Period	05/06/2011 → 10/06/2011
Internet address	http://lifelong.engr.utexas.edu/2011/

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Frontczak, M. J., Schiavon, S., Goins, J., Arens, E., Zhang, H., & Wargocki, P. (2011). Quantitative relationships between occupant satisfaction and aspects of indoor environmental quality and building design. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3gg175qn

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Quantitative relationships between occupant satisfaction and aspects of indoor environmental quality and building design. / Frontczak, Monika Joanna; Schiavon, Stefano; Goins, John; Arens, Edward; Zhang, Hui; Wargocki, Pawel.

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. 2011.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Article in proceedings › Research › peer-review

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