The Impact of Certification Systems for Architectural Solutions in Green Office Buildings in the Perspective of Occupant Well-Being
The green building certification system has long-lasting benefits by improving building efficiency and sustainability. The ultimate goal of such classification is to promote the preservation of the global environment as well as the occupants’ well-being and their health. In this paper, we present ex...
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| description | The green building certification system has long-lasting benefits by improving building efficiency and sustainability. The ultimate goal of such classification is to promote the preservation of the global environment as well as the occupants’ well-being and their health. In this paper, we present examples of buildings that have been designed and built in Poland and have been certified with BREEAM, LEED and WELL. Our study investigates human factors in certification systems and examines the WELL Building Standard as a supplement to other green systems, which will probably be the most popular in the future. The green building movement should prioritize pro-human factors and the associated environmental beliefs to improve indoor environment quality for users’ needs. We present this matter on the example of the Polish office space market, providing statistics and analyzing the architecture of six certified office buildings from Warsaw, Poznań and Wrocław. They are a representative sample of buildings designed following the certification regime. It was demonstrated how this aids in improving work comfort, enhances the program of office spaces and the organization of service spaces within buildings, which increases the rank of this architecture and positively affects the urban environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cce1991303d546859908b733d0f4594b2023-11-23T04:04:07ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092021-12-01111265910.3390/buildings11120659The Impact of Certification Systems for Architectural Solutions in Green Office Buildings in the Perspective of Occupant Well-BeingMagdalena Grzegorzewska0Paweł Kirschke1Faculty of Architecture, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-317 Wroclaw, PolandFaculty of Architecture, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-317 Wroclaw, PolandThe green building certification system has long-lasting benefits by improving building efficiency and sustainability. The ultimate goal of such classification is to promote the preservation of the global environment as well as the occupants’ well-being and their health. In this paper, we present examples of buildings that have been designed and built in Poland and have been certified with BREEAM, LEED and WELL. Our study investigates human factors in certification systems and examines the WELL Building Standard as a supplement to other green systems, which will probably be the most popular in the future. The green building movement should prioritize pro-human factors and the associated environmental beliefs to improve indoor environment quality for users’ needs. We present this matter on the example of the Polish office space market, providing statistics and analyzing the architecture of six certified office buildings from Warsaw, Poznań and Wrocław. They are a representative sample of buildings designed following the certification regime. It was demonstrated how this aids in improving work comfort, enhances the program of office spaces and the organization of service spaces within buildings, which increases the rank of this architecture and positively affects the urban environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/11/12/659architectureoffice buildingssustainable developmentWELL Building Standardgreen buildingrating tools |
| spellingShingle | Magdalena Grzegorzewska Paweł Kirschke The Impact of Certification Systems for Architectural Solutions in Green Office Buildings in the Perspective of Occupant Well-Being Buildings architecture office buildings sustainable development WELL Building Standard green building rating tools |
| title | The Impact of Certification Systems for Architectural Solutions in Green Office Buildings in the Perspective of Occupant Well-Being |
| title_full | The Impact of Certification Systems for Architectural Solutions in Green Office Buildings in the Perspective of Occupant Well-Being |
| title_fullStr | The Impact of Certification Systems for Architectural Solutions in Green Office Buildings in the Perspective of Occupant Well-Being |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Impact of Certification Systems for Architectural Solutions in Green Office Buildings in the Perspective of Occupant Well-Being |
| title_short | The Impact of Certification Systems for Architectural Solutions in Green Office Buildings in the Perspective of Occupant Well-Being |
| title_sort | impact of certification systems for architectural solutions in green office buildings in the perspective of occupant well being |
| topic | architecture office buildings sustainable development WELL Building Standard green building rating tools |
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