The effect of wind-induced building motion in a longitudinal sample of office workers in Wellington, New Zealand

S. Lamb; K. C. S. Kwok; D. Walton

The effect of wind-induced building motion in a longitudinal sample of office workers in Wellington, New Zealand

S. Lamb, K. C. S. Kwok, D. Walton

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![CDATA[47 office workers located on high floors and 53 office workers on or near the ground floor in Wellington, New Zealand, completed 1,909 short online surveys across a period of 8 months. Participants completed these surveys during a range of wind conditions from calm to near-gale. The results show that sopite syndrome (mild motion sickness) is the main consequence of exposure to wind-induced building motion, which causes a large reduction in work performance. Thresholds of motion perception are the basis for current serviceability criteria. We argue that the next generation of serviceability criteria should aim to reduce the incidence of sopite syndrome, thereby maintaining work performance and occupant wellbeing.]]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand, 12-13 February 2015
Publisher	Australasian Wind Engineering Society
Pages	72-74
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	Australasian Wind Engineering Society. Workshop - Duration: 12 Feb 2015 → …

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Conference	Australasian Wind Engineering Society. Workshop
Period	12/02/15 → …

Keywords

aerodynamics
wind-pressure
architecture
New Zealand
tall buildings
sopite syndrome
employees

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Lamb, S, Kwok, KCS & Walton, D 2015, The effect of wind-induced building motion in a longitudinal sample of office workers in Wellington, New Zealand. in Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand, 12-13 February 2015. Australasian Wind Engineering Society, pp. 72-74, Australasian Wind Engineering Society. Workshop, 12/02/15.

The effect of wind-induced building motion in a longitudinal sample of office workers in Wellington, New Zealand. / Lamb, S.; Kwok, K. C. S.; Walton, D.
Proceedings of the 17th Australasian Wind Engineering Society Workshop, Wellington, New Zealand, 12-13 February 2015. Australasian Wind Engineering Society, 2015. p. 72-74.

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The effect of wind-induced building motion in a longitudinal sample of office workers in Wellington, New Zealand

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