THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIOPHILIC CONSTRUCTED DESIGN EXPERIENCE IN HOME OFFICE SETTING TOWARDS PERCEIVED PERFORMANCES BY ACADEMICIANS

• Published in: Malaysian Construction Research Journal
• Main Author: Saraf M.H.M.; Ahmad N.N.; Tharim A.H.A.; Ahmad A.C.; Raffikhul N.Q.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Construction Research Institute of Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129774924&partnerID=40&md5=80994f0ab8d3dc47ae05d066cd7a3314

Prior research have documented that natural elements or known as biophilia and the office settings have positive effects towards personnel’s performances and well-being. Yet, less emphasis has been given to the personnel who are working from home due to the sudden shift from working in the office to working from home because of Covid-19 pandemic. In view of that, this study aims to examine the relationship between biophilic home design experience and home office settings towards academicians’ perceived performances. 260 questionnaire responses from academician who work from home due to Covid-19 were analysed by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 and SMARTPLS; a partial least squares-structural equation (PLS-SEM) modeling software for hypothesis testing. The results of the hyphotheses testing show that biophilic elements in a home office setting showed perceived enhancement of the academician’s performances. Subsequently, the findings will contribute in the development of a comprehensive biophilic design elements model for home office setting. © 2022, Construction Research Institute of Malaysia. All rights reserved.