SR173 Health in office buildings: A research methodology (2007)

This report summarises the methodology for a research project aimed at determining how healthy New Zealand office buildings are and what physical factors contribute to their health performance.

Preliminary New Zealand research suggests that office buildings in this country are performing similar to overseas buildings, in particular those in the UK. That research suggests that sick building syndrome (SBS) is present in a significant number of New Zealand buildings.

The intended outcome of this research methodology is to enable the industry to improve the health performance of New Zealand office buildings beyond the current level.