Evaluation of Occupant Comfort in Office Buildings in Ghana

Morkporkpor Delight Sedzro; Daniel Vindex Kwabla Domeh; Augustus Addy-Lamptey

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Evaluation of Occupant Comfort in Office Buildings in Ghana

Morkporkpor Delight Sedzro, Daniel Vindex Kwabla Domeh, Augustus Addy-Lamptey

Published in International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (Volume 6, Issue 6)

Received: 26 August 2017 Accepted: 26 September 2017 Published: 15 December 2017

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Occupant comfort, ranging from acoustic to thermal has been shown to affect health and work productivity in office buildings. Thus, the need to understand the link between these factors and work productivity considering Ghana’s recent growth in office infrastructure triggered by development in its economy cannot be overlooked. In this study, the office buildings of two institutions are evaluated based on eight categories of institution, age, gender, thermal, acoustic and visual comfort and other parameters such as smell and indoor aesthetics. Overall, 115 occupants responded to the survey questionnaire. The results show the female occupants more unsatisfied with certain parameters such as thermal comfort and lighting, compared to the males. Occupants above the age of 50 towards the retirement age of 60 were also satisfied with the acoustic and internal aesthetic of their workspace. The results serve as a guide to remodeling of any office space in line with improvements of the office building.

Published in	International Journal of Sustainable and Green Energy (Volume 6, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijrse.20170606.11
Page(s)	93-103
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User Satisfaction, Indoor Environmental Quality, Thermal Comfort, Visual Comfort, Acoustic Comfort, Internal Layout and Aesthetics, Smell, Ghana

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Morkporkpor Delight Sedzro

Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Regional Maritime University, Tema, Ghana
Daniel Vindex Kwabla Domeh

Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Regional Maritime University, Tema, Ghana
Augustus Addy-Lamptey

Marine Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Regional Maritime University, Tema, Ghana

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