Showing papers on "Occupancy published in 1981"

User acceptance of an energy-efficient office building: a study of the Norris Cotton Federal Office Building

Abstract: The General Services Administration built the Norris Cotton Federal Office Building in Manchester, New Hampshire, and chose it as a demonstration project for studying the effectiveness of energy conservation techniques in the design and operation of a contemporary office building. User acceptance of both the innovative and conventional design features in the building was measured by administering a questionnaire to employees shortly after occupancy of the building and again eight months later. The most positively rated feature overall was the lighting, but reaction to the high pressure sodium lighting system as installed in the Norris Cotton Building was strongly negative. Response to noise levels and disturbances was about evenly divided, but workers in open-plan offices were less satisfied with the noise climate than workers in partitioned offices. Most respondents were dissatisfied with the temperature and ventilation conditions and the small windows in the building.

Spatial patterns of urban mental health: Calabar (Cross River State) Nigeria

Abstract: Spatial patterns of mental health are examined for the City of Calabar. This is based on a number of hypotheses which relate variations in mental health to a number of socio-economic indices (e. g. income, rooms per household, occupancy). Only tentative conclusions can be drawn but these have therapeutic implications.

Bed occupancy not an index of efficiency

Abstract: It is not possible to achieve high bed occupancy in an acute children's ward without serious detriment to the local community. Analysis of a year's admissions shows that `short stays' and high turnover rates must produce low occupancy, and that this represents efficient management.