Open AccessRelationship between Window and View Factors in the Workplace: A SEM Approach
Author(s) -
Mercy Inikpi Achoba,
Roshida Abdul Majid,
Cyril Obinna Obiefuna
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of built environment and sustainability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2289-8948
DOI - 10.11113/ijbes.v8.n2.667
Subject(s) - window (computing) , structural equation modeling , construct (python library) , reliability (semiconductor) , computer science , applied psychology , psychology , engineering , statistics , mathematics , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , programming language , operating system
Office occupants’ have always preferred workplaces that have windows that connects them to the outside. Window access to the outside can influence occupants’ satisfaction with the combination of other workplace features. This study aims to identify the window and view factors relationship in the workplace, to confirm the reliability and validity of the measurement and structural model. Adopting a cross-sectional survey design, primary data from five offices in the Kogi State of Nigeria with 267 respondents were collected by using the convenience sampling method and analysis was performed with the Statistical Package for Social Science version 23 and AMOS 22.0 version as the modelling tool. The study identified eleven vital factors that are interrelated in the relationship between windows and view in the workplace. They are referred to as latent construct namely; Window distance (WDB), Seating arrangement (SAB), Room height (FHB), Office size (OSB), Window position (WPB), Window Sill level (WLC), Window size (SWC), Window type (TWC), View content (CVC), View satisfaction (VSC), and Occupants’ satisfaction (SAT). The result showed a valid model using the Structural Equation Model, and the effect of the current workplace negligence on occupants’. This study improves the existing knowledge on the window and view relationship in the workplace, and provide suggestions for Facility Managers, Architects, and Interior Designers on maintaining a healthy workplace environment