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This study compared building-related symptoms in personal and open plan offices, where high and low levels of control over the thermal environment were provided, respectively. The individualized approach in Norway provided every user with a personal office, where they had control over an openable window, door, blinds, and thermostat. In contrast, the open plan case studies in the United Kingdom provided control over openable windows and blinds only for limited occupants seated around the perimeter of the building, with users seated away from the windows having no means of environmental control. Air conditioning was deployed in the Norwegian case study buildings, while displacement ventilation and natural ventilation were utilized in the British examples. Field studies of thermal comfort were applied with questionnaires, environmental measurements, and interviews. Users’ health was better in the Norwegian model (28%), while the British model was much more energy efficient (up to 10 times). The follow-up interviews confirmed the effect of lack of thermal control on users’ health. A balanced appraisal was made of energy performance and users’ health between the two buildings.
Sally S. Shahzad; John Brennan; Dimitris Theodossopoulos; Ben Hughes; John Kaiser Calautit. Building-Related Symptoms, Energy, and Thermal Control in the Workplace: Personal and Open Plan Offices. Sustainability 2016, 8, 331 .
AMA StyleSally S. Shahzad, John Brennan, Dimitris Theodossopoulos, Ben Hughes, John Kaiser Calautit. Building-Related Symptoms, Energy, and Thermal Control in the Workplace: Personal and Open Plan Offices. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (4):331.
Chicago/Turabian StyleSally S. Shahzad; John Brennan; Dimitris Theodossopoulos; Ben Hughes; John Kaiser Calautit. 2016. "Building-Related Symptoms, Energy, and Thermal Control in the Workplace: Personal and Open Plan Offices." Sustainability 8, no. 4: 331.
This chapter distills the work undertaken by CIC Start Online in respect of building design. It examines how environmental control systems and sustainable construction strategies work in conjunction with the social, economic and spatial needs of buildings. The chapter asks how renewable and low carbon systems can integrate successfully both inside and outside the construction envelope. This section compares different approaches to sustainable buildings. Sustainable design strategies often have quite different characteristics. Some buildings feature sophisticated technical systems and rigorous performance metrics to produce sustainable and low carbon solutions; key examples being those with comprehensive renewables generation and Passivhaus methodologies. On the other hand, an alternative design approach emphasises simple and robust construction and environmental control systems, often utilising low impact building materials and components. The chapter also looks ahead to future scenarios beyond simply looking to reduce carbon. Some design practices advocate tightly defined solutions, tailored to projected use whilst others suggest looser, more flexible and adaptable interpretations. The chapter illustrates these issues from a rich collection of feasibility reports and case studies undertaken by the project including the documenting of passive houses in Aberdeenshire, the Healthy House for the BRE Innovation Park, Enkelt Simple Living and Scotland’s Housing Expo. These case studies are carefully described and their relevance to the wider themes of the chapter are discussed. These examples and other exemplars found in the CIC Start Online Innovation Review series are used to identify key future trends that will influence building design. This section communicates the wide range of design approaches available and the importance of intelligently deploying technology to ensure the needs of building procurers and users are well served.
John Brennan. Building Design. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions 2013, 45 -66.
AMA StyleJohn Brennan. Building Design. Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions. 2013; ():45-66.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohn Brennan. 2013. "Building Design." Smart and Sustainable Planning for Cities and Regions , no. : 45-66.
An exploration of how public narratives about Highland architectural identity and private narratives about sustainability and return have informed the construction of a new house.
John Brennan. The use of narrative in contemporary rural architecture. Architectural Research Quarterly 2006, 10, 13 -23.
AMA StyleJohn Brennan. The use of narrative in contemporary rural architecture. Architectural Research Quarterly. 2006; 10 (1):13-23.
Chicago/Turabian StyleJohn Brennan. 2006. "The use of narrative in contemporary rural architecture." Architectural Research Quarterly 10, no. 1: 13-23.