User acceptance of an energy-efficient office building: a study of the Norris Cotton Federal Office Building
The General Services Administration built the Norris Cotton Federal Office Building in Manchester, New Hampshire, and chose it as a demonstration project for studying the effectiveness of energy conservation techniques in the design and operation of a contemporary office building. User acceptance of both the innovative and conventional design features in the building was measured by administering a questionnaire to employees shortly after occupancy of the building and again eight months later. The most positively rated feature overall was the lighting, but reaction to the high pressure sodium lighting system as installed in the Norris Cotton Building was strongly negative. Response to noise levels and disturbances was about evenly divided, but workers in open-plan offices were less satisfied with the noise climate than workers in partitioned offices. Most respondents were dissatisfied with the temperature and ventilation conditions and the small windows in the building.
- Research Organization:
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC (USA). Center for Building Technology
- DOE Contract Number:
- AI01-76PR06010
- OSTI ID:
- 5980587
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/PR/06010-T8; ON: DE82001427
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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