Department of Architectural Engineering & Environmental Design, Arab Academy for Science Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Alexandria Governorate, 21500, Egypt.
School of Engineering, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, England, 19352, UK.
F1000Res. 2023 Dec 14;12:639. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.133199.2. eCollection 2023.
The green building industry has significantly impacted the construction market, providing various sustainable solutions for the community. However, conventional green building standards have yet to adequately address occupant health and well-being, leading to challenges with performance. This has caused many businesses to take note of the latest report from the Bureau of Labour Statistics, which indicated that productivity in the US has dropped by the sharpest level since the 1940s. Addressing these issues, organisations like International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) developed WELL Building Rating System (WELL), prioritising occupant health and well-being as critical components for improving performance and avoiding potential vulnerabilities brought about by sickness or pandemics. For this reason, this study will explore how to improve employee productivity within office buildings by bettering their overall health and well-being.
A comprehensive data collection approach was employed in this paper, involving the analysis of office form evolution, and the evaluation of productivity attributes in office spaces. Resulting in identifying the top design-oriented features impacting employee productivity. Data was gathered from traditional office designs, trending successful office buildings, and the WELL Building Rating System to understand the concept of healthy building design.
Showing thermal comfort, ventilation, and natural daylight significantly influence employees' productivity. Implementing conducted design features from WELL achieved an average of 20.2%-35.6% decrease in thermal gain throughout the year, a 20% increase in airflow, an average 2.4%-6.5% decrease in Air temperature, enhanced temperature distribution by 7%, and direct sunlight minimum reduction by 9% in Winter and maximum 21.9% in Spring.
New design features in trending successful office buildings positively impact employee productivity. Particularly the outlined features by WELL Building Rating System led to identifying the most influential factors affecting occupant productivity. The results of this study informed recommendations for enhancing productivity in existing office buildings in Alexandria, Egypt.
绿色建筑行业对建筑市场产生了重大影响，为社区提供了各种可持续的解决方案。然而，传统的绿色建筑标准尚未充分考虑到居住者的健康和幸福感，因此在性能方面面临挑战。这导致许多企业注意到美国劳工统计局的最新报告，该报告显示美国的生产力下降到自 20 世纪 40 年代以来的最严重水平。为了解决这些问题，国际健康建筑研究院（IWBI）等组织制定了 WELL 建筑标准（WELL），将居住者的健康和幸福感作为提高性能和避免因疾病或大流行病而导致潜在脆弱性的关键因素。出于这个原因，本研究将探讨如何通过改善员工的整体健康和幸福感来提高办公楼内员工的生产力。
本研究采用了全面的数据收集方法，包括对办公形式演变的分析，以及对办公空间生产力属性的评估。由此确定了影响员工生产力的顶级设计导向特征。数据来自传统办公设计、成功的流行办公大楼和 WELL 建筑标准，以了解健康建筑设计的概念。
显示热舒适性、通风和自然光显著影响员工的生产力。从 WELL 实施的经过验证的设计功能，实现了全年平均 20.2%-35.6%的热增益减少，20%的气流增加，平均 2.4%-6.5%的空气温度降低，7%的温度分布增强，以及冬季阳光直射减少 9%，春季最大减少 21.9%。
成功的流行办公大楼中的新设计特征对员工生产力产生积极影响。特别是 WELL 建筑标准中概述的特征，有助于确定影响居住者生产力的最主要因素。本研究的结果为提高埃及亚历山大现有办公楼的生产力提供了建议。
