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Proceedings of BSO Conference 2022: 6th Conference of IBPSA-England

     

IMPACT OF GREEN BUILDING ON PRODUCTIVITY OF OFFICES

Kshitij Kacker, Abhijit Rastogi, Virendra Kumar Paul
School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi

Abstract: Green buildings certifications claim that it can improve the productivity of employees in a workplace. India service sector is a key driver of economy. With the growing mandate of applying green buildings norms in Indian buildings, there is no such analysis that could tell the affects. As there is no exact methodology to calculate productivity, this study uses real time data collection, through questionnaire surveys and instruments to get a self-assessed perception of the architecture employees in the offices in composite climate of India and using a multiple linear regression model for the comparison. The results show an improvement in the relative productivity by 38.96%. The study, can be used as a base for understanding aspects of IEQ in the workplace productivity in Indian conditions.
Keywords: Green Buildings, Productivity, LEED Certification, Occupants modelling assumption
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bso2022_27