...Ali Yiğit Tutar; Kemal Yıldırım; Ahmet Fatih Karakaya Purpose This study aims to provide exploratory insights into the perceived effects of wooden wall cladding orientation on user perception in open office environments. Specifically, it examines how pine and walnut wall cladding in different...

...Emma Zijlstra; Mariët Hagedoorn; Wim P. Krijnen; Cees P. van der Schans; Mark P. Mobach Purpose Until now, it is not clear whether there are differences in patient perception between multi-bedded rooms with two and four beds. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the physical...

... to their comfort, well-being and productivity. Design/methodology/approach The authors analysed 6,938 comments from office buildings worldwide on workers’ perception of workplace operational factors: design, storage, needs, space at desks and storage in their work environments. These factors were analysed...

.... Design/methodology/approach The large opening Olympic swimming pool space was chosen as the research environment. A total of 376 university graduates participated. After experiencing the 360-degree virtual images of the experimental spaces, a “spatial perception” questionnaire was applied...

.... The first part of the questionnaire was composed of questions about the general information of participants, while the second part was composed of questions about the effects of material type and material colour tone on spatial perception. Surveys containing semantic differentiation scales, which have been...

... facilities have deteriorated. It is thus important to ensure adequate maintenance is provided to create and sustain a healthy living environment for high-rise households. The purpose of this study is to measure and compare the perceptions and satisfactions of residents with the facilities and maintenance...

... companies in Michigan, USA Questionnaire The perception of control over aspects of the physical environment mediated the relationship between perceived job performances 16 Drake et al. (2010) Architectural Science Review Temperature Staff in air-conditioned and naturally...

...Joseph H.K. Lai Purpose – The aim of this study is to explore the influence of personal attributes, namely, gender, age, education and income, on the perception of facilities management (FM) services for residential buildings. Design/methodology/approach – Collected through an interview...

...Andrew Smith; Matthew Tucker; Michael Pitt Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate office users' perceptions of their working environment in relation to the addition of plants. Design/methodology/approach Office users' perceptions were examined using a survey, administered...

...Joseph H.K. Lai; Francis W.H. Yik Purpose To investigate the knowledge and perception of serving and prospective operation and maintenance (O&M) practitioners about the key aspects of sustainable buildings, and to study the contribution of the current education and training means...