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Implications of Glazed Facades on Occupants’ Productivity in Office Buildings “A Review of the Literature”

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Last updated: 29 Dec 2024

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Nowadays architects are evidencing a trend towards office buildings that are covered with glazing façades. The goal of
this paper is to reviewing the current literature to explain the relationship between the effect of glazing façades on the quality of
the indoor environment and the efficiency of occupants in an office environment. To achieve the aim of the study, a literature
review which have cases studies for office building has been performed. The research provides a thorough discussion and
examination of various IEQ variables affected by glazing façades that influence the productivity of occupants. This paper
recommends that the necessary studies be made on office buildings before using glazing facades, because of their implications on
the productivity of occupants.

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10.21608/erjsh.2021.227479

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productivity, Occupants, office buildings, Glazing facades, Indoor environmental quality

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Ahmad

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J. N. S. A. AlObaid

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Mechanical Engineering Department, Shoubra Faculty of Engineering, Benha University, Cairo, Egypt.

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Shehabaldeen

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A. Mobasher

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M.S. Degree Candidate, Architectural Department, Faculty of Engineering, Ain-Shams University

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Laila

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M. Khodeir

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Professor of Project Management and Sustainable Development, Ain-Shams University

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Ashraf

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A. Nessim

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Assoc. Professor of Architecture, Ain-Shams University

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49

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32437

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2021-07-01

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2022-03-28

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2021-07-01

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190

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196

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3009-6049

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3009-6022

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Engineering Research Journal (Shoubra)

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Implications of Glazed Facades on Occupants’ Productivity in Office Buildings “A Review of the Literature”

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23 Jan 2023