The benefits of sustainable office buildings to investors and occupants : a comparison between LEED certified and non-certified office buildings in Bangkok

Abstract

This dissertation provides a comparison of the occupant and organizational benefits between LEED certified and non-certified office buildings located in Bangkok. This study bridged the occupants’ satisfaction toward indoor environment quality (IEQ), the employees’ wellbeing, performance, engagement and their organizational commitment. Structural Equation Model is used to analyze the relationship among the abovementioned variables. The results showed that the satisfaction upon the IEQ has a significant impact on employee’s wellbeing and their performance for both certified and non-certified buildings. The satisfaction toward IEQ was found to influence the job engagement, and workplace well-being level of occupants in LEED and NON-LEED office buildings. The effects are stronger in LEED certified buildings than NON-LEED certified buildings. Moreover, this study showed evidence that the employee well-being is a mediator between IEQ satisfaction and employee's performances, engagement and commitment. Implications were discussed for the healthy workplace for an organization.