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Are Biophilic-Designed Site Office Buildings Linked to Health Benefits and High Performing Occupants?
This paper discusses the first phase of a longitudinal study underway in Australia to ascertain the broad health benefits of specific types of biophilic design for workers in a building site office. A bespoke site design was formulated to include open plan workspace, natural lighting, ventilation, s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25431874 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111212204 |
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description | This paper discusses the first phase of a longitudinal study underway in Australia to ascertain the broad health benefits of specific types of biophilic design for workers in a building site office. A bespoke site design was formulated to include open plan workspace, natural lighting, ventilation, significant plants, prospect and views, recycled materials and use of non-synthetic materials. Initial data in the first three months was gathered from a series of demographic questions and from interviews and observations of site workers. Preliminary data indicates a strong positive effect from incorporating aspects of biophilic design to boost productivity, ameliorate stress, enhance well-being, foster a collaborative work environment and promote workplace satisfaction, thus contributing towards a high performance workspace. The longitudinal study spanning over two years will track human-plant interactions in a biophilic influenced space, whilst also assessing the concomitant cognitive, social, psychological and physical health benefits for workers. |
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spelling | pubmed-42766102015-01-08 Are Biophilic-Designed Site Office Buildings Linked to Health Benefits and High Performing Occupants? Gray, Tonia Birrell, Carol Int J Environ Res Public Health Article This paper discusses the first phase of a longitudinal study underway in Australia to ascertain the broad health benefits of specific types of biophilic design for workers in a building site office. A bespoke site design was formulated to include open plan workspace, natural lighting, ventilation, significant plants, prospect and views, recycled materials and use of non-synthetic materials. Initial data in the first three months was gathered from a series of demographic questions and from interviews and observations of site workers. Preliminary data indicates a strong positive effect from incorporating aspects of biophilic design to boost productivity, ameliorate stress, enhance well-being, foster a collaborative work environment and promote workplace satisfaction, thus contributing towards a high performance workspace. The longitudinal study spanning over two years will track human-plant interactions in a biophilic influenced space, whilst also assessing the concomitant cognitive, social, psychological and physical health benefits for workers. MDPI 2014-11-26 2014-12 /pmc/articles/PMC4276610/ /pubmed/25431874 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111212204 Text en © 2014 by the authors; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Gray, Tonia Birrell, Carol Are Biophilic-Designed Site Office Buildings Linked to Health Benefits and High Performing Occupants? |
title | Are Biophilic-Designed Site Office Buildings Linked to Health Benefits and High Performing Occupants? |
title_full | Are Biophilic-Designed Site Office Buildings Linked to Health Benefits and High Performing Occupants? |
title_fullStr | Are Biophilic-Designed Site Office Buildings Linked to Health Benefits and High Performing Occupants? |
title_full_unstemmed | Are Biophilic-Designed Site Office Buildings Linked to Health Benefits and High Performing Occupants? |
title_short | Are Biophilic-Designed Site Office Buildings Linked to Health Benefits and High Performing Occupants? |
title_sort | are biophilic-designed site office buildings linked to health benefits and high performing occupants? |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4276610/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25431874 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph111212204 |
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