A global movement towards the creation of “green” buildings is currently underway.
Although driven primarily by an external environmental agenda such as energy or carbon …

Globally, a primary concern is whether green office buildings perform as promised in terms
of providing better indoor environment quality (IEQ) for employees, which may affect their …

Green buildings, often defined as those featuring natural ventilation capabilities, ie low-
energy or free-running buildings, are now at the forefront of building research and climate …

The Building and Construction Authority Green Mark Scheme in Singapore encourages
better indoor environmental quality for healthier workplaces for occupants. However, studies …

This paper investigates the concern that green buildings may promote energy efficiency and
other aspects of sustainability, but not necessarily the health and well-being of occupants …

Green buildings are designed to have low environmental impacts and improved occupant
health and well-being. Improvements to the built environment including ventilation, lighting …

BACKGROUND: Green building standards are significantly impacting modern construction
practices. The resulting structures are more energy efficient, but their impact on occupant …

Recent green building certification programs have put a strong emphasis on occupant
health and well-being. For recently emerged WELL certification, we lack evidence about its …

A post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of 12 green and 12 conventional office buildings across
Canada and the northern United States was conducted. Occupants (N= 2545) completed an …

Green building design is becoming broadly adopted, with one green building standard
reporting over 3.5 billion square feet certified to date. By definition, green buildings focus on …