介绍了三篇论文中的第一篇，总结了一项调查的结果，该调查旨在收集室内空气环境与工人生产力之间定量关系的信息，并将其系统化。描述了最近三项关于办公室员工生产力的大型研究，讨论了生产力的测量方法，并将生产力与建筑成本联系起来。研究发现，人们普遍认为改善工作条件有助于提高生产率，但确定环境和生产率之间的定量关系却备受争议。得出的结论是，由于办公室人员的成本比维护和运营大楼的成本高出一个数量级，因此在改善工作环境上花费更多的钱可能是最大的成本- 提高工人生产力的有效途径。关键词:人员、办公室、生产力、环境、舒适度、心理、成本、温度、室内、空气质量、病态建筑、办公室、工厂、工业引用:研讨会，ASHRAE Trans。1994年，第100卷，第2部分

Presents the first of three papers summarising the results of a survey undertaken to collect and systematise information on quantitative relations between the indoor air environment and worker productivity. Describes three recent large studies of office worker productivity, discusses productivity measurements and relates productivity to building costs. Finds general agreement that improved working conditions tend to increase productivity, but that determining a quantitative relationship between environment and productivity proved to be highly controversial. Concludes that since the cost of people in an office is an order of magnitude higher than the cost of maintaining and operating the building, spending more money on improving the work environment may be the most cost-effective way to improve worker productivity.KEYWORDS: Personnel, offices, productivity, environment, comfort, psychology, costs, temperature, indoor, air quality, sick buildings, offices, factories, industrial