TY - JOUR AB - This paper aims to improve our knowledge of energy use and well-being in energy efficient office buildings. It explores the interrelations between forms and patterns of energy use on the one hand and user satisfaction, comfort, and well-being on the other hand. Findings are derived from qualitative and quantitative data collected in a recently finished research project in Austria. Fieldwork consisted of two qualitative case studies as well as an online-based survey amongst users of energy efficient office buildings. In addition, secondary data from energy-monitoring research was used to underpin the analysis. The results show that extremely low levels of energy use in office buildings can be aligned with high levels of well-being. Based on empirical findings the paper argues that both well-being and energy performance in office buildings are the result of a complex, on-going and intertwined process that involves various material and social elements. AU - Ornetzeder, Michael AU - Wicher, Magdalena AU - Suschek-Berger, Juergen DA - 2016/04/15/ DO - 10.1016/j.enbuild.2016.02.036 JF - Energy and Buildings PY - 2016 SE - 2016/04/14/ SP - 18-26 TI - User satisfaction and well-being in energy efficient office buildings: Evidence from cutting-edge projects in Austria UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378778816300949 VL - 118 ER -