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Full Title:
Leo J. Trombatore State Office Building - Caltrans District 3 Headquarters
Location:
Marysville, California
Highlights:
Impact of Natural Light
Acoustics in Green Buildings
Change Management: Modifying Behavior
Design Intervention
Summary:
Caltrans (California Department of Transportation) planned its new headquarters to incorporate abundant natural light at staff workstations and an open office environment to increase collegiality and cooperation for work-teams. The behavioral post-occupancy study results show that staff whose workstations are in direct natural light were 15% more likelly satisfied with the facility overall and 19% more likely to report that their ability to work with a team had improved in the new building.
https://www.acmartin.com/sites/default/files/ACMResearch-POE-CaltransMarysv-L.pdf