Evaluating How Attributes of Operable Window Design Affect Office-workers' Perception of Personal Control

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dc.contributor.authorVorderbruggen, Joan Marie
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-23T23:48:36Z
dc.date.available2010-04-23T23:48:36Z
dc.date.issued2009-06
dc.descriptionxvi, 117 p. : ill. (some col.) A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number.en_US
dc.description.abstractEnergy and environmental concerns warrant reconsideration of operable windows as a means of ventilating and cooling office environments. To design for optimal window use and performance, architects must understand human interaction with operable windows and the factors that influence occupant participation in their thermal environment. This thesis examines workers' personal control of operable windows in their office space through the lens of the following attributes: proximity, orientation, and accessibility to operable windows, office floor height, and the operational methods of windows. Three sites in the Minneapolis metro area were examined through site visits, informalinterviews, collection of physical traces, and a questionnaire. Research data reveal that proximity is the greatest determinant of window use. Other attributes have varying degrees of influence on use of windows. Surprisingly, workers valued operable windows significantly more for fresh air than for cooling.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCommittee in Charge: Professor John Rowell, Chair; Professor Brook Muller; Professor G.Z. Brownen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/10326
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesUniversity of Oregon theses, Dept. of Architecture, M. Arch., 2009;
dc.subjectWindows
dc.subjectWork environment
dc.subjectWorkplace environment
dc.subjectOffice buildings -- Heating and ventilation
dc.titleEvaluating How Attributes of Operable Window Design Affect Office-workers' Perception of Personal Controlen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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