Thermal Comfort Survey

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1 Thermal Comfort Survey Please mark the boxes to indicate your answers while thinking about the building you work in. Example: Building Name/Location: Date Survey Completed: 1. How many years have you worked in this building? Less than 1 year 1-2 years 3-5 years More than 5 years 2. How long have you been working at your present workspace? Less than 3 months 4-6 months 7-12 months More than 1 year 3. In a typical week, how many hours do you spend in your workspace? 10 or less More than 30 Page 1 of 10

2 4. How would you describe the work you do? Administrative support Technical Professional Managerial/supervisory Other 5. What is your age? 30 or under Over What is your gender? Female Male 7. On which floor is your workspace located? 1 st floor 2 nd floor 3 rd floor 4 th floor Personal Workspace Location 8. In which area of the building is your workspace located? North South East West Page 2 of 10

3 9. To which direction do the windows closest to your workspace face? North South East West 10. Are you near an exterior wall (within 15 feet)? Yes No 11. Are you near a window (within 15 feet)? Yes No Personal Workspace Description 12. Which of the following best describes your personal workspace? Enclosed office, private Enclosed office, shared with other people Cubicles with high partitions (about five or more feet high) Cubicles with low partitions (lower than five feet high) Workspace in open office with no partitions (just desks) Other: Page 3 of 10

4 Office Layout 13. How satisfied are you with the amount of space available for individual work and storage? 14. How satisfied are you with the level of visual privacy? 15. How satisfied are you with ease of interaction with co-workers? 16. Overall, does the office layout enhance or interfere with your ability to get your job done? 17. Please describe any other issues related to the office layout that are important to you. Office Furnishings 18. How satisfied are you with the comfort of your office furnishings (chair, desk, computer, equipment, etc.)? 19. How satisfied are you with your ability to adjust your furniture to meet your needs? 20. How satisfied are you with the colors and textures of flooring, furniture and surface finishes? 21. Do your office furnishings enhance or interfere with your ability to get your job done? Page 4 of 10

5 22. Please describe any other issues related to office furnishings that are important to you. Thermal Comfort 23. Which of the following do you personally adjust or control in your workspace? (check all that apply) Window blinds or shades Operable window Thermostat Portable heater Permanent heater Room air-conditioning unit Portable fan Ceiling fan Adjustable air vent in wall or ceiling Adjustable floor air vent (diffuser) Door to interior space Door to exterior space None of the above Other: 24. How satisfied are you with the temperature in your workspace? 25. Overall, does your thermal comfort in your workspace enhance or interfere with your ability to get your job done? Page 5 of 10

6 Air Quality 26. How satisfied are you with the air quality in your workspace (i.e. stuffy/stale air, cleanliness, odors)? 27. Overall, does the air quality in your workspace enhance or interfere with your ability to get your job done? Lighting 28. Which of the following controls do you have over the lighting in your workspace? (check all that apply) Light switch Light dimmer Window blinds or shades Desk (task) light None of the above Other: 29. How satisfied are you with the amount of light in your workspace? 30. How satisfied are you with the visual comfort of the lighting (e.g., glare, reflections, contrast)? 31. Overall, does the lighting quality enhance or interfere with your ability to get your job done? Page 6 of 10

7 Acoustic Quality 32. How satisfied are you with the noise level in your workspace? 33. How satisfied are you with the sound privacy in your workspace (ability to have conversations without your neighbors overhearing and vice versa)? 34. Overall, does the acoustic quality in your workspace enhance or interfere with your ability to get your job done? Cleanliness and Maintenance 35. How satisfied are you with general cleanliness of the overall building? 36. How satisfied are you with cleaning service provided for your workspace? 37. How satisfied are you with general maintenance of the building? 38. Does the cleanliness and maintenance of this building enhance or interfere with your ability to get your job done? Building Features 39. Considering energy use, how efficiently is this building performing in your opinion? Very energy efficient Not at all energy efficient Page 7 of 10

8 40. Floor air vents 41. Ceiling air vents 42. Thermostats 43. Light switches 44. Automatic daylight controls Page 8 of 10

9 45. Occupancy sensors for lighting 46. Window blinds 47. Roller shades 48. Exterior shades 49. Private meeting rooms Page 9 of 10

10 50. How well informed do you feel about using the above mentioned features in this building? 51. Please describe any other issues related to the design and operation of the above mentioned features that are important to you. General Comments 52. All things considered, how satisfied are you with your personal workspace? 53. Please estimate how your productivity is increased or decreased by the environmental conditions in this building (e.g. thermal, lighting, acoustics, cleanliness): Increased 20% 10% 5% 0% -5% -10% -20% Decreased 54. How satisfied are you with the building overall? 55. Any additional comments or recommendations about your personal workspace or building overall? Page 10 of 10