In May 2019, LCMB's MD and Founder John O'Brien presented to the Higher Education Design Quality Forum (HEDQF). He presented the findings of our research on productivity in the workplace and how the indoor environment directly effects it. Please enjoy the presentation, and if you'd like to know more head to www.lcmb.co.uk or contact us on enquiries@lcmb.co.uk

1. THE PRODUCTIVE OFFICE

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LCMB – improving
performance by making
buildings work harder.

3. Whole Life Performance Plus (WLP+) project
• Supported by Innovate UK and
EPSRC
• Project value: £530k (2016-2018)
• To empirically validate the link
between indoor environment and
workplace productivity through
observation and intervention
approaches, applied in case study
office environments. http://www.wlpplus.com/

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The UK productivity challenge

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There’s compelling evidence that IEQ helps

6. Methodology
WLP+
Case-studiesMeta-study
Occupant performance
(measured productivity)
Monitoring
(19 months)
Occupant feedback
(self-reported productivity)
Business
outputs (JCMB:
6 months)
• Phone calls
• E-mails
Absenteeism
(NATS: 18
months)
Task
performance
(2058)
• Numerical
• Proofreading
• Stroop tests
Transverse
survey (209)
• BUS
questionnaire
Longitudinal
survey (5762)
• Online
questionnaire
Indoor
• Temperature
• RH
• CO2 levels
Outdoor
• Temperature
• RH
2 million+ data
points
Meta-analysis
of BUS
surveys
(Innovate UK
BPE
programme)
- 42 buildings
- 2538 survey
responses

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WLP+ proves an impact in the real world

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How to improve workplace productivity

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Measure
IEQ
Identify
gaps
RemedialsImplement
Measure
and verify
Model IEQ
Identify
gaps
Remedials
Cost and
implement
Existing buildings New buildings
How to improve workplace productivity

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John O’Brien, LCMB, Founder and MD:
01295 722823
john@lcmb.co.uk
www.lcmb.co.uk
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