Open AccessBuilding wellness performance and work engagement
Author(s) -
Ukai Masanari,
Chimoto Yuto,
Murakami Takuya,
Suzuki Yuya,
Tanabe Shinichi
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
japan architectural review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-8876
DOI - 10.1002/2475-8876.12287
Subject(s) - work engagement , checklist , productivity , office workers , work (physics) , work performance , work environment , psychology , work productivity , indoor air quality , employee engagement , applied psychology , job satisfaction , business , operations management , engineering , social psychology , public relations , environmental engineering , political science , mechanical engineering , business administration , economics , cognitive psychology , macroeconomics
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of building wellness performance on the productivity of office workers. In six offices with different CASBEE Wellness Office (CASBEE‐WO) scores, a questionnaire survey on indoor environment satisfaction, work efficiency, CASBEE Office Health Checklist (CASBEE‐OHC) simplified version, and work engagement was conducted. The results revealed that most workers in offices with high wellness performance reported more satisfaction with the thermal, light, sound, and air quality environments. In addition, the overall indoor environment improved the work efficiency of workers. Moreover, workers in offices with high CASBEE‐WO scores tended to have high CASBEE‐OHC simplified version scores. In the offices with high CASBEE‐WO scores, the top 20% of workers with high work engagement tended to have higher CASBEE‐OHC simplified version scores than the remaining 80%. According to the “80/20 law,” most outcomes of a group depend on the top 20% of productive workers. Thus, considering the wellness performance of the office, it may be possible that the productivity of workers with high work engagement will be improved.