Productivity and Indoor Environmental Conditions Research: An Annotated Bibliography for Facility Engineers
Abstract
Since the energy crisis in the mid-1970s to the renewed interest in reducing the nation's energy consumption, conservation strategies often have been employed with little regard to their impact on the occupants of the affected buildings. Austere conditions created by the overly zealous mentality that pervaded the facility engineering community in the seventies made building occupants quite uncomfortable and affected their productivity. Today, energy conservation and efficiency-improving measures are again being implemented, but with more emphasis on finding ways to conserve energy while creating comfortable and productive work environments. This annotated bibliography summarizes past and current research that addresses how environmental conditions impact the comfort, workplace satisfaction, and productivity of building occupants. It is intended as a resource to help inform the decisions of facility engineers and managers in the development and implementation of energy conservation strategies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA353666
Entities
People
- Debra B. Lister
- Elisabeth M. Jenicek
- Paul F. Preissner
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory