Create wellbeing by performance in office buildings This research concentrates on creating wellbeing by performance of materials and products in office buildings. This research is conducted at the headquarter of a bank in the Netherlands, whereby the building users are criticizing the indoor comfort. Moreover, the building materials are endof-life and the building is using a large amount of energy. The following research question is answered: ‘How can the indoor comfort be improved in a circular way, by creating an optimal floorplan including the interior and technical aspects for, the case study, one pilot floor of the headquarter of a bank in the Netherlands, while taking the energy consumption into account?’ The analyses results show that it is desired to renovate the case study. First of all most of the materials and products are not demountable. Moreover, it is not fully circular when only the materials are obtained sustainable, but cannot be reused or remanufactured after its first lifecycle. Secondly, the building
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users are not satisfied with the indoor comfort. They rated the indoor comfort with satisfaction level of 20,5% and importance level of 75,6%. These results show a low satisfaction level, while the building users rated these facilities as very important. Furthermore, the measurements results show that the indoor comfort stressors exceed the permitted values during office hours with 21,6%. Measures have been compiled on the basis of the circular and indoor comfort framework and the developed ‘Circular Indoor Comfort Step Strategy’ by adding a fourth step ‘improving processes’ to the New Stepped Strategy. This research shows that a big difference can be made by performing small interventions to maintain the current situation and increase the existing value. Moreover, these interventions have a positive influence on the satisfaction level, meeting the regulations and rating certificates to renovate and create a healthy circular headquarter.
Measurement devices and plants on open and closed floorplans
Circular Indoor Comfort Step Strategy: 1) Improving the source 2) Improving situation without energy 3) Improving situation with renewable energy 4) Improving processes
Circular Indoor Comfort Step strategy and framework
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Plant wall in case study office
Stéphanie Bergen Henegouwen 2020 Regina Bokel & Bob Geldermans
