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Occupant productivity and indoor environment quality linked to global sustainability assessment system

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dc.contributor.author Horr, YA
dc.contributor.author Katafygiotou, M
dc.contributor.author Elsarrag, E
dc.contributor.author Arif, M
dc.contributor.author Kaushik, A
dc.contributor.author Mazroei, A
dc.contributor.editor Sandanayake, YG
dc.contributor.editor Karunasena, GI
dc.contributor.editor Ramachandra, T
dc.date.accessioned 2022-03-10T08:30:46Z
dc.date.available 2022-03-10T08:30:46Z
dc.date.issued 2016-07
dc.identifier.citation Horr, Y.A., Katafygiotou, M., Elsarrag, E., Arif, M., Kaushik, A., & Mazroei, A. (2016). Occupant productivity and indoor environment quality linked to global sustainability assessment system. In Y.G. Sandanayake, G.I. Karunasena & T. Ramachandra (Eds.), Greening environment, eco-innovations & entrepreneurship (pp. 342-350). Ceylon Institute of Builders. https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2016-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.uom.lk/handle/123/17256
dc.description.abstract Occupant productivity is gaining momentum in the field of sustainable built environment. Humans spend most of their time indoors, and the majority of the world’s population lives in urban areas and work in an office environment. Different Indoor Environment Quality (IEQ) factors affect productivity in an office environment. This paper investigates Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) rating system to identify criteria and submittals focusing different physical indoor environment quality factors that influence occupant productivity. It draws implicit links between the current state of sustainable research and indoor environment quality factors covered in the GSAS rating system. The study highlights that GSAS has focused one-third of its weightage to indoor environment quality factors. Most IEQ criteria like indoor air quality, thermal comfort, lighting and day lighting, Biophilia and views are well addressed in the GSAS. There is still room to focus on factors like office layout, look and feel, and location and amenities. This paper is a part of ongoing research endeavour to update GSAS to incorporate occupant productivity and well-being in rating system's focus to improve green buildings in the Middle East. The paper would help researchers and professionals who aim to understand the link between the GSAS rating system and indoor environment quality factors that affect productivity. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Ceylon Institute of Builders en_US
dc.relation.uri https://ciobwcs.com/downloads/WCS2016-Proceedings.pdf en_US
dc.subject Green building rating system en_US
dc.subject Indoor environment en_US
dc.subject Quality occupant productivity en_US
dc.subject Sustainability en_US
dc.title Occupant productivity and indoor environment quality linked to global sustainability assessment system en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.faculty Architecture en_US
dc.identifier.department Department of Building Economics en_US
dc.identifier.year 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.conference 5th World Construction Symposium 2016 en_US
dc.identifier.place Colombo en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos pp. 342-350 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Greening environment, eco-innovations & entrepreneurship en_US
dc.identifier.email a.k.kaushik1@salford.ac.uk en_US


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