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Altomonte, S, Schiavon, S, Kent, M G and Brager, G (2019) Indoor environmental quality and occupant satisfaction in green-certified buildings. Building Research & Information, 47(03), 255–74.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: certification; environmental assessment; green buildings; indoor environmental quality (IEQ); Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED); occupant satisfaction; occupants; post-occupancy evaluation;
  • ISBN/ISSN: 0961-3218
  • URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2018.1383715
  • Abstract:
    Green-building certification systems aim at improving the design and operation of buildings. However, few detailed studies have investigated whether a green rating leads to higher occupant satisfaction with indoor environmental quality (IEQ). This research builds on previous work to address this. Based on the analysis of a subset of the Center for the Built Environment Occupant Indoor Environmental Quality survey database featuring 11,243 responses from 93 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)-rated office buildings, this study explores the relationships between the points earned in the IEQ category and the satisfaction expressed by occupants with the qualities of their indoor environment. It was found that the achievement of a specific IEQ credit did not substantively increase satisfaction with the corresponding IEQ factor, while the rating level, and the product and version under which certification had been awarded, did not affect workplace satisfaction. There could be several reasons for this, some of which are outside the control of designers and beyond the scope of rating systems based primarily on design intent. The challenges and priorities facing building professionals, researchers and green building certification systems are discussed for the creation of more comfortable, higher performing and healthier green-rated buildings.

Baborska-Narożny, M and Stevenson, F (2019) Service controls interfaces in housing: usability and engagement tool development. Building Research & Information, 47(03), 290–304.

Candido, C, Thomas, L, Haddad, S, Zhang, F, Mackey, M and Ye, W (2019) Designing activity-based workspaces: satisfaction, productivity and physical activity. Building Research & Information, 47(03), 275–89.

Sharpe, T (2019) Ethical issues in domestic building performance evaluation studies. Building Research & Information, 47(03), 318–29.

Stevenson, F (2019) Embedding building performance evaluation in UK architectural practice and beyond. Building Research & Information, 47(03), 305–17.