Building a satisfactory indoor environment for healthcare facility occupants: A literature review

X Shen, H Zhang, Y Li, K Qu, L Zhao, G Kong… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The satisfaction of healthcare facilities' occupants is a crucial measure of
healthcare quality and a requirement for the clinical and financial success of healthcare …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor environmental quality (IEQ) in healthcare facilities: A systematic literature review and gap analysis

A Ackley, OI Olanrewaju, ON Oyefusi… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have examined the connection between indoor environmental quality
(IEQ) and health in various healthcare settings. However, it remains uncertain whether these …

Optimizing thermal and visual efficiency using parametric configuration of skylights in heritage buildings

M Marzouk, M ElSharkawy, A Eissa - Journal of Building Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
The majority of heritage buildings' current deterioration state prevents those buildings from
performing efficiently. Hence, a sustainable reuse approach for heritage buildings is …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of staff's perception of a circadian lighting system implemented in a hospital

KM Schledermann, T Bjørner, AS West… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural and electrical lighting have received attention in hospital environments due to their
ability to increase hospital staffs' performance, improve shift workers' circadian rhythm and …

Reflections on a retrofit: Organizational commitment, perceived productivity and controllability in a building lighting project in the United States

LJ McCunn, A Kim, J Feracor - Energy Research & Social Science, 2018 - Elsevier
The luminous environment affects how office workers perceive their work setting. However,
research on how the lighting commissioning process associates with psychosocial variables …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of window blind positions and control on patients' hospital and care quality perception: A mediation and moderation analysis

R Jafarifiroozabadi, M Woo, A Joseph… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Previous research has demonstrated the benefits of access to daylight and views on patient
experience and outcomes. However, there is a lack of research investigating the relationship …

Quality of lighting in hospital environments: a wide survey through in situ measurements

F Leccese, C Montagnani, S Iaia, M Rocca… - Journal of light & …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
In hospital buildings, such as in other large and multi-purpose buildings, a wide variety of
work environments can be distinguished, each of which characterized by specific visual …

The perceptions of nurses about the behavioral needs for daylighting and view to the outside in inpatient facilities

A Gharaveis, H Yekita… - … Environments Research & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objectives: This research aims to explore the perceptions of nursing staff regarding the
effects of daylighting on behavioral factors including mood, stress, satisfaction, medical …

Integrated energy, daylighting and visual comfort analysis of window systems in patient rooms

N Eisazadeh, K Allacker, F De Troyer - Science and Technology for …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the influence of glazing characteristics and shading device
configuration on energy use and cost, daylighting performance and visual comfort. A typical …

Perceived visual comfort and usefulness of a circadian lighting system implemented at a nursing home

KM Schledermann, TS Hansen, T Bjørner - Multimedia Tools and …, 2023 - Springer
This study is an investigation of how staff working at a Danish nursing home experienced,
perceived, and used a circadian lighting system that has been operating since 2018. The …