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A systematic investigation of group differences in crossed effects of indoor environmental parameters on human comfort in open-plan offices in severe cold regions

open access: yesDevelopments in the Built Environment
This study examined group differences in the crossed effects of indoor environmental parameters on human comfort in open-plan offices in severe cold regions, considering gender, age, education, BMI and seating location.
Zheng Li   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Designing and assessing speech privacy in open-plan offices

open access: yes, 2007
This project developed design and measurement tools to facilitate the attainment of better speech privacy in open-plan offices. The research investigated the relationships among speech privacy measures, and between these measures and the geometrical and ...
Bradley, J. S.
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A field study on thermal comfort and adaptive behaviour of university open-plan offices in severe cold regions of China

open access: yesJournal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
This study investigates the thermal comfort and adaptive behaviours of occupants in open-plan office spaces at a university located in Northeast China, a region characterized by severely cold winters with an average temperature ≤−10°C in the coldest ...
Hongrui Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Acoustical investigation of open-plan offices in green buildings in Malaysia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Open-plan office has become the most popular type of office layout. Organizations were inclined to employ open-plan office layout for its economic, flexibility and ideological reasons. Green building tends to utilize this concept of office layout for its
Keumala, Nila   +2 more
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Noise in open plan offices: A holistic research strategy [PDF]

open access: yes
The present paper will adopt several approaches to evaluating the effects of noise in open-plan offices. The starting point will be a review of the literature.
Langer, J., Smith, Andrew, Taylour, J.
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The Effect of Background Music Type on Concentration in Open-Plan Offices: A Pre-Registered Study

open access: yes
This OSF project supports a pre-registered study examining the effect of background music type (no music, instrumental music, and music with lyrics) on concentration during a cognitive task.
Gayathri Ganapathy
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A subjective investigation on the impact of irrelevant speech noise on health, well-being and productivity in open-plan offices

open access: yes, 2018
The popularity of open-plan offices in recent years has led to increased research on their acoustic comfort. Noise may be defined as one of the most disturbing factors in terms of health, well-being and performance of employees in the working environment.
Giuseppe Vannelli   +4 more
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