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<doi>/ISEC.res.2017.7</doi>
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<article-title>HEALTH OF GREEN BUILDING OCCUPANTS:<br/>
BOTH INDOOR AND NEIGHBORHOOD<br/>
ENVIRONMENTS MATTER<br/>
CONTRACTS</article-title>
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<author>ISABELLE Y. S. CHA, ANITA M. M. LIU, and FELIX T. H. TOM</author>

<aff>Dept of Real Estate and Construction, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong</aff>


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<p>Commonly adopted green building standards, such as LEED and BEAM PLUS, tend to
focus on the sustainable performance of buildings. There is a lack of comprehensive
consideration on the associations between building environment and health of
occupants, let alone the impact of neighborhood environment on the occupants. This
study thus aims to investigate the impact and interplay of indoor and neighborhood
environment on health of green building occupants. To achieve this aim, two green
buildings, which locate in contrasting neighborhood environment in Hong Kong, are
selected for case study. Based on the data collected by post-occupancy evaluation
(occupant health), indoor environment assessment (thermal comfort, indoor air quality,
ventilation, visual comfort, and acoustic comfort) and neighborhood environment
assessment (neighborhood building density, neighborhood building height,
neighborhood green area, and neighborhood cleanliness) through questionnaire survey,
the results reveal that the relationship between indoor environment and occupant health
is significantly moderated by neighborhood building height. The results lay foundation
on how the green building standards can be further developed to enhance occupant
health by taking neighborhood environment into account.</p>
<p><italic>Keywords: </italic>Indoor environment, Occupant health, LEED, Sustainability.</p>
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