#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
Existing studies have indicated organisational and wellbeing benefits of mass timber buildings such as reduced illness, increased job performance and reduced stress and fatigue. In this study we aim to collect measured data, combining the data with surveys and interviews to create metrics to demonstrate workplace wellness and productivity in mass timber buildings. This study searches economic benefits of mass timber buildings by analysing health-related cost savings, performance improvements, reduced absenteeism and workplace engagement.
Researchers on the project include: Dr Stephen Whyte, A/Prof. Christhina Candido, Professor Uwe Dulleck, Dr Ben Chan, Dr Jenny Zhou & Dr Duncan Maxwell.
Date commenced and duration
1 December 2022, 18 monthsLead researcher
Partners
Sustainability
- Construction Safety and Wellbeing
- Building Materials & Systems
- Building Operation and Performance
- Finance and Economics
Construction Safety and Wellbeing
Theme coordinator
Dr Carol Hon
Projects
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
#29 Real-time EH&S Intervention to Improve Site Safety (Scoping Study)
#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#12 VR/AR technologies in vocational education and training (scoping study)
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Projects
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
#86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#85 From Digital Design to Human Robot Collaborative Masonry Construction
#68 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 1 feasibility study
Building Operation and Performance
Theme coordinator
Dr Sara Omrani
Projects
#100 IEQ Monitoring of Aboriginal Housing Office 3D Printed Houses
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#50 Development of Artificial Neural Network and Automated Life Cycle Assessments for Cloud Based Residential Energy Estimations
#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
Keywords
- Environmental Performance
- Materials
- Sustainable Building Materials
- timber
- wellbeing