BIOPHILIC DESIGN CRITERIA FOR PRODUCTIVITY (BDCP) IN WORKSPACES | ||
| Engineering Research Journal | ||
| Article 7, Volume 172, Issue 0, December 2021, Pages 151-170 PDF (712.76 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/erj.2021.208524 | ||
| Author | ||
| SAHAR MORSY MOHAMED MOHAMED ALY* | ||
| ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HELWAN UNIVERSITY – FACULTY OF ENGINEERING – MATARYAARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Urbanization had separated man from nature. Human beings spend a large amount of time indoors; whether they are at home or at work. The potential for sedentary indoor life increases. Workplace can be considered as stressful environment. Many stressors are there such as; timed tasks, KPIs, workloads, competition between colleagues all affect employees‟ welfare and hence, their productivity. Basophilic, the man–nature bond- offers a mean to help mitigate the employees‟ stress. It needs a plan to be applied in new and existing workplaces. Many researchers have attempted in the past to complete a well rounded study of the theory of biophilia in the built environment. These studies lack an evidence based results and need connections with architecture design principles. This paper proposes a Biophilic Design Criteria for Productivity (BDCP) in workspaces through enhancing Occupants‟ connection with nature and thus offering productive environments. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Biophilia - Biophilic Design; productivity - workplaces | ||
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