Kutawato palace : integration of biophilic design and application of a correlational study on the users 'satisfaction and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of Cotabato City hall

Abstract

It has been shown that IEQ significantly influences occupants' well-being, health, comfort, productivity, and behavior; as a result, it has been a critical study topic for decades. The article aims to establish the findings of a research project that sought to determine the level of satisfaction of building occupants in terms of Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) and the Correlation between satisfaction and perceived IEQ of employees working in a municipal office building. Post-occupancy evaluation is employed in the study integrating POE-based survey questionnaires answerable in 7-point. Among the 344 randomly distributed self-administered questionnaires, 320 were retrieved to evaluate occupants' satisfaction and rating with indoor environment aspects. This study considers thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and visual and acoustic factors contributing to IEQ. Descriptive and Inferential statistics are used to describe the results. Pearson r was used to study the associations and linear regression analysis to create a model describing the variability of workspace satisfaction. It was found that employees are satisfied with the overall indoor environment. The findings on the level of satisfaction and ratings on IEQ reported that noise and visual privacy ranked as the lowest rating among all the factors. While occupants reported overall indoor environment quality (IEQ) comfort, variables were significantly correlated. This research contributes to a better understanding various user perceptions and preferences in workplace design.