Heerwagen, J (2000) Green buildings, organizational success and occupant productivity. Building Research & Information, 28(5-6), pp. 353-367. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
Can 'green' buildings positively contribute to business performance and organizational effectiveness? Can 'green' buildings affect high-level organizational outcomes, such as profitability, customer satisfaction and innovation? How do the physical attributes of green buildings affect the physiological, psychological, cognitive and social functioning of building occupants at the individual level? This paper explores the wider context of sustainable design, integrating work form organizational effectiveness and human factors to suggest that 'green' buildings provide economic and organizational benefits for business.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | business strategies; facility management; green buildings; intelligent buildings; post-occupancy; productivity; workplace |
| Index terms: | human factor, business performance, green building, profitability, customer satisfaction, organizational effectiveness, business strategy, intelligent building, productivity, sustainable design |
| Subjects: | economic analysis, business, occupational health and safety management, performance measurement, design practice, management, service delivery, design process |
| Topics: | Quality Management, Design Practice, Organizational Design, Health and Safety, Business Strategy, Stakeholder Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 1 C |
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