Satisfaction levels with window view: preliminary study among office employees working in Chandigarh offices

Dr. Gurkirpal Singh
I K G Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar , IN

Keywords: environment, views, perceived satisfaction, correlate, Design, Built environment

Abstract

The city Chandigarh because of its unique concept is known as ‘City beautiful’. It is one of the greenest cities of India with its 1400 nos. green belts / parks/ gardens. A considerable number of IT industries have already setup base here in Chandigarh and started employing office employees. Mention the issue of windows and employees are ready to express their dismay if their work setting lacks a view. Lack of clear documentation notwithstanding, there is reason to believe that windows have been used as a work perk, with more or larger windows or corner views being the privilege of those higher in the organization. There is a need to find out the satisfaction with window view among employees working in Chandigarh offices. A total of 660 employees from various offices of Chandigarh were recruited as sample. The age range of the sample was between 25 to 60 years. The questionnaire used was an adapted and modified version of already existing scales of occupants’ satisfaction with indoor environment quality (IEQ) components of other buildings by different researchers. Results indicate that approximately forty percent of the employees working in private and public sector offices in Chandigarh have access to view outside from window. Around thirty five percent have operable windows and forty eight percent reported sufficient window view. There is a need to improve access to the natural environment through window view as it leads to gains in individual and organizational productivity. The addition of operable windows for thermal comfort, natural ventilation, or simply access to the outdoors, can impact productivity

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