Buildings, 2023 Intelligent technology has had a profound impact on working patterns and the needs of office workers. The corresponding office environments have also changed to some extent.
Wa Gao, Dong Jin, Qian Wang, Pengfei Zhu
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Office design and occupational health – has research been left behind? [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 2023 Tens of millions of workers in Europe work in office environments. Such a physical environment might seem fairly harmless compared to the exposures of many other work environments.
Annu Haapakangas +2 more
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Longitudinal Effects of Activity-Based Flexible Office Design on Teamwork [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2018 This three-wave longitudinal interview study (time lag: 12 and 18 months) investigates the impact of working in an activity-based flexible office (A-FO) on processes within and across teams (i.e., communication, trust, cohesion, and collaboration) and ...
Christina Wohlers +2 more
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Comparative case study on the implementation of the multi- space concept in a healthcare facility: study protocol [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyBackgroundModern healthcare organizations face increasing psychosocial and organizational demands driven by digitalization, flexible work models, and rising workload.
Sophia Sachs +2 more
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The work environment pilot: An experiment to determine the optimal office design for a technology company. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2020 Over the past few decades many corporate organisations have moved to open-plan office designs, mostly due to financial and logistical benefits. However, recent studies have found significant drawbacks to open plan offices and it is unclear how office ...
Jegar Pitchforth +3 more
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Design for Office Health and Wellbeing: A Design Space Exploration [PDF]
Proceedings of DRSWorkplaces are increasingly leveraging technological interventions to promote healthy working habits. While existing workplace health promotion designs have primarily focused on digital well-being applications and break-taking interventions, our work advocates for a broader exploration of relevant design strategies.
van den Heuvel, Roy, Lallemand, Carine
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Design and comfort in office space
Vitruvio: International Journal of Architectural Technology and Sustainability, 2017 The theme of office space is of particular interest because it is a sector strongly involved by technological development. The high concentration of plant engineering systems makes it essential to the attention to environmental parameters and to research
Michele M. Lepore
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Work-Satisfaction Throughout Workplace Design: An Approach on Ergonomics and Hedonomics for Office Design [PDF]
Journal of Design Thinking, 2023 To increase productivity and consider people’s health and safety in the workplace, the science of ergonomicsattempts to design the environment based on human physical-mental abilities, limitations, and interests.
Hassan Sadeghi Naeini +3 more
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A future design vision for administrative work spaces post COVID-19 pandemic (A case study in Saudi Arabia) [PDF]
Journal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science, 2023 The spread of Covid-19 worldwide has caused significant changes in all fields. Many businesses had to stop operating with their business-as-usual norms and transferred their employees to an online mode.
Sherin Sameh +2 more
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Work from Home: Lessons Learned and Implications for Post-pandemic Workspaces
Interiority, 2023 The experience of working from home (WFH) has evolved due to the COVID-19 response. A concurrent mixed-methods approach was used to assess the experiences and needs of WFH during COVID-19 pandemic across eight countries. Input concerning office workspace
Beth L. McGee +2 more
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