50 of 2,816
very few published papers directly examine interior office space and employee health
Exact: 50 studies
Only 50 out of 2,816 papers examined the link between interior office space and employee health
Despite health being a trending topic in the office market, the systematic review screened 2,816 papers and found only 50 that empirically studied how interior office space characteristics relate to physical, psychological, or social well-being of employees. These 50 studies covered six features: layout, furniture, light, greenery, controls, and noise.
Of 2816 papers in the database, 50 addressed the relationship between interior office space and health and did so based on six features: layout, furniture, light, greenery, controls and noise.
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neighborhood greenspace had the strongest link to indoor air quality of all neighborhood factors
Neighborhood greenspace correlates r = .515 with indoor air quality — the strongest neighborhood-IEQ link found
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