Indoor climate and psychosocial work environment in cellular, multi-person and open-plan offices

Pejtersen J., Allermann L., Kristensen TS, Poulsen OM
Year:
2005
Bibliographic info:
Proceeding of the 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate - 4-9 September 2005, Beijing, China. - 5p -

The purpose of the present investigation was to study the indoor climate and the psychosocial work environment in different office environments.A cross-sectional questionnaire survey was performed in 11 naturally and 11 mechanically ventilated office buildings. Both buildings with cellular, multi-person and open-plan offices were studied. A total of 3200 occupants completed a retrospective questionnaire on indoor climate complaints, symptoms and psychosocial factors occuring during the last four weeks.The results show that the association between psychosocial factors and office size was weak.

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