OVERVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
The overall theme of the linkages between changing work patterns, specific features of office space design and human performance may be fragmented into six sub-themes (with some inevitable overlap). These are:
1. Changing Patterns of Work and Workplaces
2. Influence of Office Space on Human Performance and Productivity
3. Employee Communication, Collaboration and Interaction
4. Influence of Office Space on Employee Health and Comfort
5. Role of Space in Employee Recruitment, Satisfaction and Retention
6. Building Systems and Performance
In the face of rapidly rising energy costs, the commercial real estate sector has quite suddenly become preoccupied with building more efficient “green” structures, and rightfully so. This has been particularly true of the office property class, in both the private and public sectors.