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.
