Post-pandemic office work: Perceived challenges and opportunities for a sustainable work environment

M Babapour Chafi, A Hultberg, N Bozic Yams - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The widespread adoption of remote and hybrid work due to COVID-19 calls for studies that
explore the ramifications of these scenarios for office workers from an occupational health …

The impact of healthy workplaces on employee satisfaction, productivity and costs

TVD Voordt, PA Jensen - Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 2023 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to explore the added value of healthy workplaces for employees
and organizations, in particular regarding employee satisfaction, labour productivity and …

The physical office workplace as a resource for mental health–A systematic scoping review

L Bergefurt, M Weijs-Perrée… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous studies indicated a potential influence of physical workplace characteristics (eg
light, noise, air quality) on employees' mental health (eg stress, fatigue, or mood). Until …

Identifying interior design strategies for healthy workplaces–a literature review

S Colenberg, T Jylhä - Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose It is widely recognized that interior office space can affect health in several ways.
Strategic and evidence-based design, including explicit design objectives, well-chosen …

The business case for a healthy office; a holistic overview of relations between office workspace design and mental health

D Kropman, R Appel-Meulenbroek, L Bergefurt… - Ergonomics, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The role of the physical workspace in employee mental health is often overlooked. As a
(mentally) healthy workforce is vital for an organisation's success, it is important to optimise …

Scoping review of health in office design approaches

M Forooraghi, E Miedema, N Ryd… - Journal of Corporate …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose This paper aims to explore the literature on office design approaches (ODAs) in
relation to employee health. The overall goal is to facilitate the practical use and theoretical …

How does office design support employees' health? A case study on the relationships among employees' perceptions of the office environment, their sense of …

M Forooraghi, E Miedema, N Ryd… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study investigated the current design circumstances of an office as well as employees'
perceptions of the office environment in relation to their perceived health, drawing on sense …

A healthy office and healthy employees: a longitudinal case study with a salutogenic perspective in the context of the physical office environment

M Forooraghi, A Cobaleda-Cordero… - Building Research & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
This two-wave study (time lag of six months and two years post-relocation) investigated
ways in which employees' perceptions of the office environment relate to their perceived …

Workplace impact on employees: A Lifelines Corona Research Initiative on the return to work

MP Mobach, Lifelines Corona Research Initiative - PLoS One, 2023 - journals.plos.org
A large proportion of the global workforce migrated home during the COVID-19 pandemic
and subsequent lockdowns. It remains unclear what the exact differences between home …

Exploring ways to study the workplace design in a small knowledge work company

P Markkanen, E Juuti, A Herneoja - Journal of Corporate Real Estate, 2022 - emerald.com
Purpose This study aims to find ways to bridge the gap between workplace design and
research. Exploring the design process from general design aims to site-specific design …