Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- List of contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Creativity, environment and people -- Indoor environment and productivity -- Creativity in the workplace -- Consciousness, well-being and the senses -- Pleasure and joy, and their role in human life -- Emotion and the environment: the forgotten dimension -- A broad definition of comfort as an aid to meeting commitments on carbon dioxide reduction -- Stress and the changing nature of work -- The economic case for productivity -- The economics of enhanced environmental services in buildings -- Assessment of link between productivity and indoor air quality -- The nature of productivity -- Assessment and measurement of productivity -- Productivity in buildings: the 'killer' variables -- Individual control at each workplace: the means and the potential benefits -- Creating high-quality workplaces using lighting -- Concentration and thinking -- Attention and performance in the workplace -- Concentration and attention: new directions in theory and assessment -- Case studies -- Managerial and employee involvement in design processes -- The Intelligent Workplace: a research laboratory -- Air-conditioning systems of the KI Building, Tokyo -- Employee productivity and the intelligent workplace -- Future design -- guidelines and tools -- Optimising the working environment -- The future -- New ways of working: a vision of the future -- Appendix. Creating the Productive Workplace: Summary of Conference held at Westminster Central Hall, London, 29 30 October 1997 -- People, concentration and work -- Best practice in gaining a competitive edge -- The future for workplace and environmental design -- Conclusions.

This book takes evidence from both US and European companies to show the elements of an efficient work environment. Essential reading for facilities and estate managers, architects and building environmental engineers.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.