The impacts of indoor plants in indoor air quality of office building and its association with the employee experiences

Mahazir, Nurul Amira (2023) The impacts of indoor plants in indoor air quality of office building and its association with the employee experiences. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Indoor air quality refers to the nature of air inside the buildings where most of people spend time indoor for the purpose of living and working. Having the good indoor air quality will pose a positive effect on human wellbeing that could be supported with the implementation of biophilic elements into the building such as the indoor plants. Objective: The main aim of this study was to determine the impacts of indoor plants of biophilic design on the indoor air quality in office building as well as employees’ perception of work environment. Method: A self- administrated, validated and pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect data on sociodemographic background, occupational background, present symptoms, work environment and physical workplace factors. Questionnaire was distributed during pre- intervention study on September 2022 and post-intervention on October 2022 among the office workers in one of the office buildings in Cyberjaya, Selangor. Indoor air quality assessments were conducted (Carbon dioxide, temperature, humidity, volatile organic compound, particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), biological contaminant) before and after the implementation of indoor plants. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences Software (SPSS) Version 27 was used to analyze the collected data. Result: Among 61 respondents, 56 respondents (92%) of respondents participated in this study. There was statistically significant difference on all the present symptoms except itching scalp. There was a significant difference on the statements in physical workplace factors and perception of work environment experienced by the respondents before and after the implementation of indoor plants. The study found out that level of indoor air quality showed the significant difference for all parameters except for biological contaminants and VOCs. Conclusion: The usage of green and nature elements of biophilic design, specifically real indoor plants as shown in this research study did improve the indoor air quality in the office building; there were significant improvement in terms of employee experience that improved during the post – intervention study. The findings from this study clearly demonstrate that the level indoor air quality in the office building could be improved to achieve the employee’s satisfaction with a healthy and green environment in the office building. . Keywords: Indoor air quality, Employee Experiences, Indoor Plants

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Ms Norafizah Radzuan
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2024 06:28
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2024 01:11
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/1630

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