Sense Sensitive Design - IBI Group

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Differences in productivity, as high as 25%, have been
reported between comfortable and uncomfortable staff.
People cannot work at their best if they are distracted
by not being able to breathe, hear or see properly.
Individuals react differently to different stimuli, some being
hypersensitive or hypo sensitive to sound and others more
gender sensitive to temperature. The most important
factors in achieving health and comfort are air quality,
temperature, overall comfort, noise and lighting.
In this rapidly changing world of work, the implications of
linking office design with business performance are so
profound that innovation is as important in the conduct
of research as in the ways that offices are developed,
designed and managed.