Office Buildings - Health, Safety and Environment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

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 of organizational symbolism, denoted by the spatial design of offices, physical settings and the built environment (architecture, urban locale). Drawing on Euclidian geometry that quantifies space as the distance between two or more points, a body of knowledge on office buildings, the concept of office and office space, and the interrelationships of spatial and behavioural attributes in office design are elucidated. Building and office work-related illnesses, namely sick building syndrome and ailments arising from the indoor environment, and the menace of musculoskeletal disorders are the alarming manifestations that critically affect employee satisfaction, morale and work outcomes. With a focus on office ergonomics, the book brings the discussion on the fundamentals of work design, with emphasis on computer workstation users. Strategic guidance of lighting systems and visual performance in workplaces are directed for better application of ergonomics and improvement in office indoor environment. It discusses the profiles of bioclimatic, indoor air quality, ventilation intervention, lighting and acoustic characteristics in office buildings. Emphasis has been given to the energy performance of buildings, and contemporary perspectives of building sustainability, such as green office building assessment schemes, and national and international building-related standards and codes. Intended for students and professionals from ergonomics, architecture, interior design, as well as construction engineers, health care professionals, and office planners, the book brings a unified overview of the health, safety and environment issues associated with the design of office buildings.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Series:	Design Science and Innovation
Release date:	2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Pranab Kumar Nag
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	533
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-981-13-2576-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc > General Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Industrial relations & safety > Occupational / industrial health & safety Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Technical design > Ergonomics Books > Professional & Technical > Civil engineering, surveying & building > Building construction & materials > General Books > Medicine > General issues > Public health & preventive medicine > Personal & public health > General Promotions
LSN:	981-13-2576-6
Barcode:	9789811325762

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