Title of article :
The Effects of Physical Agents on Occupantsʹ Satisfaction in Office Environment
Author/Authors :
SHARIF، HAMID REZA نويسنده Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran SHARIF, HAMID REZA , ZAFARMAND، Seyed SEYED JAVAD نويسنده Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran ZAFARMAND, Seyed SEYED JAVAD , SADEGHI NAEINI، HASSAN نويسنده , School of Architecture, Industrial Design Department, Iran University of Science & Technology (IUST), Tehran, Iran , , ETEMADI، FOROOGH نويسنده Department of Architecture, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran ETEMADI, FOROOGH
Issue Information :
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2016
Pages :
9
From page :
136
To page :
144
Abstract :

Employees’ satisfaction based on their physical environment is an important factor that can improve employees’ performance, job satisfaction, and organizational productivity in office buildings. Occupants’ environmental satisfaction are related to 10 different characteristics, including thermal comfort, air quality, lighting, acoustic quality, office layout, workspace furnishing, cleanliness and maintenance, safety and security, connection with the outdoors, and location and planning of workflow. Therefore, this study aimed to identify the environmental characteristics that influence the occupants’ satisfaction. The aforementioned characteristics were comprehensively evaluated in 10 different municipal office buildings in Shiraz City, Iran, in 2013. Evaluating the results of questionnaire in this field, the study showed the occupants’ levels of satisfaction with physical environmental characteristics, while highlighting the relationship between physical environmental components and occupantsʹ satisfaction. In addition, connection with the outdoors, acoustic quality, location, planning of workflow, safety, and thermal comfort are the factors that impose over half of the influence on occupants’ satisfaction.

Journal title :
International Journal of Occupational Hygiene ( IJOH)
Serial Year :
2016
Journal title :
International Journal of Occupational Hygiene ( IJOH)
Record number :
2403323
Link To Document :
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