Workspace design has not been keeping up with the evolving needs of mobile workers. Although the economic benefits of mobile work have been expanding for companies, few companies have mobile worker strategies or seriously address how new ways of working require different kinds of physical space, mobile devices, and office equipment. Popular mobile worker “myths” about the work they do, what the...

This thesis addresses health problems related to indoor environmental factors in office workers. The overall aim is to increase knowledge about the relationship between the occurrence of perceived symptoms and potential risk indicators, and about methodological issues of relevance for future research and preventive work. The work started with the clinical observations in patients working in bui...

Doing computer work with an incorrect posture can lead to musculoskeletal disorders. Training workers with ergonomics advice decreases these risks. In this paper a posture recognition system, CAPRIO, is proposed, using pressure sensors and context information to generate tailored ergonomics advice. Using pressure sensors alone leads to too many false positives in detecting wrong postures. Using...

According to a new Basex study, office workers spend a quarter of their day consumed by interruptions and distractions—wasting time and money (Wallis, Steptoe, & Cole, 2006). This study determined that this constant splintering and diverting of worker attention consumed up to 2.1 hours of worker productivity per day. The lost hours of productivity included not only interruptions and distraction...

In this paper, the simulation of the environmental conditions in university offices is addressed. Based on the real data collected from the environment, a flexible simulator is developed which accepts different office worker profiles including expected office occupancy and computer usage. The simulator generates sensory signals which represents different activities and occupancy of the office e...