Office Buildings Health, Safety and Environment /

• Main Author: Nag, Pranab Kumar (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Design Science and Innovation,
• Subjects: Engineering design.; Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Medical research.; Engineering Design.; Building Construction and Design.; Quality of Life Research.

This book brings together concepts from the building, environmental, behavioural and health sciences to provide an interdisciplinary understanding of office and workplace design. Today, with changes in the world of work and the relentless surge in technology, offices have emerged as the repositories...

Table of Contents:

• Concept of Office and Office Space
• Spatial and Behavioural Attributes in Office Design
• Sick Building Syndrome and Other Building Related Illnesses
• Musculoskeletal Disorders: Office Menace
• Fundamentals of Office Ergonomics
• Ergonomics of Computer Workstation
• Strategic Office Lighting
• Visual Performance in Office
• Bioclimatic Approach: Thermal environment
• Characteristics of Indoor Environmental Quality
• Assessing IEQ Performance in Buildings
• Ventilation in Office Buildings
• Lighting Systems
• Energy Performance in Buildings: Standards and Codes
• Green Building and Assessment Systems
• Building Sustainability: Credit Rating Criteria.