Research Design Connections: Employee Performance in Green Buildings
Recently completed research confirms that green building is good for more than just the planet. Nurick and Thatcher conducted an extensive literature review and report that studies published “link[s] GBFIs [green building features and initiatives in office buildings] to increased individual productivity and organizational performance which results in increased building value, thus justifying the initial capital expenditure for the implementation of GBFIs.” Saul Nurick and Andrew Thatcher. “The Relationship of Green Office Buildings to Occupant Productivity and Organizational Performance: A Literature Review.” Journal of Real Estate Literature, in press, https://doi.org/10.1080/09277544.2021.1909316 Sally Augustin, PhD, a cognitive scientist, is the editor of Research Design Connections (www.researchdesignconnections.com), a monthly subscription newsletter and free daily blog, where recent and classic research in the social, design, and physical sciences that can inform designers’ work are presented in straightforward language. Readers learn about the latest research findings immediately, before they’re available elsewhere. Sally, who is a …
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