Impacts of life satisfaction, job satisfaction and the Big Five personality traits on satisfaction with the indoor environment

Providing indoor environmental quality (IEQ) that satisfies building occupants is an essential component for sustainable and healthy buildings. Existing studies mainly analyse the importance of factors on occupant satisfaction, but often overlook influence personal factors. Here, we aim to explore impact like life job Big Five personality traits, sex, age IEQ satisfaction. We conducted a cross-sectional assessment in nine air-conditioned commercial buildings Singapore surveyed 1162 individuals their satisfaction with 18 parameters. Using proportional odds ordinal logistic regression, found higher satisfactions were, respectively, 1.3–2.3 1.3–2 times more likely satisfied The ratios (OR) overall environment were 2.1 (95% CI: 1.8–2.6) 1.9 1.6–2.3). speculate occupants’ are entwined, meaning better workspace could improve vice versa. observed some associations between traits parameters, corresponding effects small. Due substantial relationship this study, recommend including questions future post occupancy evaluations (POEs).