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Do Green Buildings Have Superior Performance over Non-Certified Buildings? Occupants’ Perceptions of Strengths and Weaknesses in Office Buildings by Khoshbakht, Maryam, Rasheed, Eziaku, Baird, George

“…The main objectives of green buildings are to improve their design and operation. Many studies have investigated whether green buildings lead to higher…”
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Does the Number of Occupants in an Office Influence Individual Perceptions of Comfort and Productivity?—New Evidence from 5000 Office Workers by Rasheed, Eziaku, Khoshbakht, Maryam, Baird, George

“…Purpose—The purpose of this article is to present evidence of occupants’ perception of their work environment in five different office types (Solo, Duo, 2–4,…”
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Introduction and Editorial to the Special Issue “Selected Papers from the Building a Better New Zealand (BBNZ 2014) Conference” by Baird, George

“…The current "Building a Better New Zealand" initiative began in 2009 with the New Zealand Government and the Building Industry working together to develop…”
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Office Distractions and the Productivity of Building Users: The Effect of Workgroup Sizes and Demographic Characteristics by Khoshbakht, Maryam, Rasheed, Eziaku O., Baird, George

“…Knowledge workers are experiencing ever-increasing distractions or unwanted interruptions at workplaces. We explored the effect of unwanted interruptions on an…”
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The Potential for the Use of the Occupants’ Comments in the Analysis and Prediction of Building Performance by Baird, George, Dykes, Clare

“…The authors investigated the occupants’ perceptions of 47 commercial and institutional buildings worldwide. These investigations involved the personal…”
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Users' perceptions of sustainable buildings – Key findings of recent studies by Baird, George

“…Motivated by a desire to discover how buildings operate in practice and inspired by the pioneering PROBE Studies (post-occupancy review of buildings and their…”
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Time spent in the office and workers’ productivity, comfort and health: A perception study by Rasheed, Eziaku Onyeizu, Khoshbakht, Maryam, Baird, George

“…The importance of the office environment to the comfort, productivity and health of workers cannot be overstated. While extant literature has shown that the…”
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The influence of work group size and space sharing on the perceived productivity, overall comfort and health of occupants in commercial and academic buildings by Khoshbakht, Maryam, Baird, George, Rasheed, Eziaku O.

“…The influence of work groups (the number of occupants sharing an office) on occupant satisfaction with workplace environments was compared between commercial…”
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Thermal comfort conditions in sustainable buildings – Results of a worldwide survey of users’ perceptions by Baird, George, Field, Carmeny

“…The users’ perceptions of thermal comfort in 36 sustainable commercial and institutional buildings in 11 countries have been investigated. This paper describes…”
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“Do office workers’ comments corroborate the ratings they give their buildings?” A qualitative analysis of comments on operational factors in the workplace by Rasheed, Eziaku Onyeizu, Khoshbakht, Maryam, Baird, George

“…Purpose This paper aims to illustrate the extensive benefits of qualitative data analysis as a rarely undertaken process in post-occupancy evaluation surveys…”
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De Quervain subacute thyroiditis by Mundy-Baird, George, Kyriacou, Angelos, Syed, Akheel A

“…De Quervain subacute granulomatous thyroiditis, the commonest cause of thyroidal pain, can result from viral infection, including COVID-19. Diagnosed…”
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Performance benchmarks for non-domestic buildings: towards user perception benchmarks by Dykes, Clare, Baird, George

“…While the indoor environment can affect occupants' perceptions of their comfort, health and productivity in buildings, little information exists on what would…”
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Thyroïdite subaiguë de De Quervain by Mundy-Baird, George, Kyriacou, Angelos, Syed, Akheel A.

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Lighting conditions in sustainable buildings: results of a survey of users' perceptions by Baird, George, Thompson, James

“…For the last 4 years, the authors have been investigating the performance in practice of a range of sustainable commercial and institutional buildings…”
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Thermal comfort conditions in sustainable buildings a Results of a worldwide survey of usersa perceptions by Baird, George, Field, Carmeny

“…The usersa perceptions of thermal comfort in 36 sustainable commercial and institutional buildings in 11 countries have been investigated. This paper describes…”
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Performance benchmarks for non-domestic buildings: towards user perception benchmarks: Understanding energy and the non-domestic building stock: in memory of Harry Bruhns by DYKES, Clare, BAIRD, George

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Special edition: recent advancements in architectural science for the twenty first century by Soebarto, Veronica, Baird, George

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A comparison of the performance of sustainable buildings with conventional buildings from the point of view of the users by Baird, George, Leaman, Adrian, Thompson, James

“…The authors' aim was to determine whether users perceived sustainable buildings to be performing differently from conventional buildings. To do so, they…”
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Thyroidite subaigue de De Quervain by Mundy-Baird, George, Kyriacou, Angelos, Syed, Akheel A

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Thoughts on the Current State of Criticism in Architecture by Baird, George

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