Widespread reports have surprisingly indicated that “green” buildings may be as beneficial to their occupants as to the environment. These are purported ancillary benefits like improved health, morale and well being, and even enhanced human performance and productivity. This paper presents the results of a two year quasi-experimental field study in a new ‘green building’ that measured occupant responses, proposed an explanatory rationale, and developed a protocol for assessing overall green building benefits.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
DawkinsRichard (1995). River out of Eden. New York, NY: Basic Books.
2.
FanneyA.H.SvincekP.R., (Eds) (1996). NIST Special Publication 908. Third International Green Building Conference and Exposition-1996. Washington, DC: United States Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Govt. Printing Office.
3.
RommJoseph. (1994). Lean and Clean Management: How to Boost Products and Productivity by Reducing Pollution. New York, NY: Kodansha America Press.
4.
WilsonE.O. (1984). Biophilia. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
5.
WiseJamesA.HeerwagenJ.LantripD.IvanovichM. (1996). Protocol Development for Assessing the Ancillary Benefits of Green Buildings: A Case Study Using the MSQA Building. NIST Special Publication 908. Third International Green Building Conference and Exposition-1996. Washington, DC: United States Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Govt. Printing Office.
