Occupant density

Number of occupants relative to space

family: Workplace

ND-0079 · 2018 · Systematic review
High Direct built environment
Single-Occupancy Patient Rooms: A Systematic Review of the Literature Since 2006
Taylor, Card & Piatkowski. HERD
Most studies reported at least some advantages of single rooms, with stronger evidence for communication, infection control, noise/sleep and preference, but trade-offs remained.
ND-0096 · 2023 · Standard
Normative Standard/guideline
ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 55-2023: Thermal Environmental Conditions for Human Occupancy
ASHRAE. ASHRAE
Defines methods for evaluating satisfactory thermal environments using standard and adaptive approaches.
ND-0119 · 2002 · Technical report
Moderate-high Direct built environment
Open-plan office density and environmental satisfaction
Duval, Charles & Veitch. National Research Council Canada
Reviews evidence that open-plan density can affect environmental satisfaction and related perceptions.