ABSTRACT

A new edition of a classic title, featuring updated and additional material to reflect today’s competitive work environments, contributed by a team of international experts. Essential for anyone involved in the design, management and use of work places, this is a critical multidisciplinary review of the factors affecting productivity, as well a practical solutions manual for common problems and issues.

part |2 pages

Part 1 Creativity, environment and people

chapter 1|11 pages

Pleasure and joy, and their role in human life

ByMICHEL CABANAC

chapter 2|11 pages

Consciousness, well-being and the senses

ByDEREK CLEMENTS-CROOME

chapter 3|30 pages

Indoor environment and productivity

ByDEREK CLEMENTS-CROOME

chapter 4|20 pages

Emotion and the environment: the forgotten dimension

ByMAHTAB AKHAVAN FARSHCHI AND NORMAN FISHER

chapter 6|16 pages

Stress and the changing nature of work

ByVALERIE J. SUTHERLAND, CARY L. COOPER

part |2 pages

PART 2 The economic case for productivity

chapter 8|23 pages

Assessment of link between productivity and indoor air quality

ByCHARLES E. DORGAN, CHAD B. DORGAN

chapter 9|15 pages

The cognitive workplace

ByJUDITH H. HEERWAGEN, KEVIN V. KELLY, KEVIN KAMPSCHROER

part |2 pages

Part 3 The nature of productivity

chapter 10|28 pages

Productivity in buildings: the ‘killer’ variables

ByADRIAN LEAMAN, BILL BORDASS

chapter 11|12 pages

Room temperature effects on office work

ByDAVID P. WYON, PAWEL WARGOCKI

chapter 12|13 pages

Indoor air quality effects on office work

ByDAVID P. WYON, PAWEL WARGOCKI

chapter 13|17 pages

Lighting for high-quality workplaces

ByJENNIFER A. VEITCH

part |2 pages

Part 4 Concentrating and thinking

chapter 14|15 pages

Attention and performance in the workplace

ByROY DAVIS

chapter 15|15 pages

Concentration and attention: New directions in theory and assessment

ByDAVID A. SCHWARTZ, STEPHEN KAPLAN

part |2 pages

Part 5 Case studies

chapter 16|20 pages

The narrative office: BBC case study

ByANDREW HARRISON, NICHOLAS MORGAN

chapter 17|33 pages

Windows and office worker performance: the SMUD Call

ByCenter and Desktop Studies LISA HESCHONG

chapter 18|13 pages

Managerial and employee involvement in design processes

ByJEAN E. NEUMANN

chapter 20|25 pages

Air-conditioning systems of the KI building, Tokyo

ByVOLKER HARTKOPF, VIVIAN LOFTNESS, AZIZAN AZIZ

chapter 21|9 pages

Employee productivity and the intelligent workplace

ByWALTER M. KRONER

chapter 22|21 pages

These four walls: the real British Office

ByGARY WHEELER, ALESSANDRA ALMEIDA

chapter 23|9 pages

Future design – guidelines and tools

ByJOHN DOGGART

chapter 24|8 pages

Optimising the working environment

ByJOHN H. JUKES

part |2 pages

Part 6 The future

chapter 25|10 pages

Measurement: the key to the reinvention of the office

ByFRANCIS DUFFY

chapter 27|24 pages

Building performance: The value management approach

ByBERNARD WILLIAMS