--- generated_by: surveylegend-page-markdown title: Office Comfort Survey Template | SurveyLegend description: Ask office users about temperature, sound, lighting and control of their workspace. Use seven optional questions to prioritize a facilities review. canonical: https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-examples-templates/real-estate-housing-surveys/office-building-comfort-template/ --- # Office Building Comfort Survey Template A building can meet a specification and still feel uncomfortable to the people using it. Ask about temperature, sound, lighting and the adjustments available before deciding what to investigate. 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Ask about temperature, sound, lighting and the adjustments available before deciding what to investigate. This office building comfort survey collects seven practical observations from people working in a named office. It separates environmental conditions so one overall rating does not hide a persistent problem. Build the questionnaire in SurveyLegend and use the feedback to guide a facilities review, alongside appropriate inspections or measurements. ## When to Use This Template Use it after occupants have spent time in a new or changed workspace, or during a routine comfort review. Invite people using different workspace types and schedules. Provide a separate monitored route for urgent maintenance concerns; this periodic questionnaire is not an alert system. **Create your office building comfort survey in SurveyLegend** This office building comfort survey collects seven practical observations from people working in a named office. It separates environmental conditions so one overall rating does not hide a persistent problem. ## 7 Office Building Comfort Survey Questions Think about the named office building during the past working week and the workspace you used most. Every question is optional. Report your experience, not technical measurements. Do not include medical information, colleague names or security details. Use the normal urgent-reporting route for an immediate problem. Try the survey ## A little feedback. A clearer picture. Explore this 7-question example at your own pace. Every question is optional. Preview on a device Show the survey at full desktop width Resize the survey to a tablet-width preview Resize the survey to a mobile preview with scrolling inside the frame Choose a look Use Classic: a white survey card over the background photo Use Light: dark text over a light tint covering the background photo Use Dark: light text over a dark tint covering the background photo SurveyLegend demo Question 1 of 7 ### Office Building Comfort Survey 01 Which type of workspace did you use most during the past working week? Choose one answer, or skip this question. An enclosed individual office An enclosed shared office An open-plan desk area A shared or reservable workstation A meeting or collaboration space Another workspace I did not work in this building 02 How did the temperature in that workspace usually feel? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Much too cold Somewhat too cold Comfortable Somewhat too warm Much too warm It varied too much to choose Not applicable 03 How often did sound in that workspace interrupt the work you were doing? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Never Rarely Sometimes Often Very often Not applicable 04 Which description best matches the lighting while you worked? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Usually comfortable for my tasks Often too dim Often too bright or glaring Varied in ways that made work difficult Another description Not sure Not applicable 05 How easy was it to make an allowed adjustment when the workspace felt uncomfortable? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Very difficult Somewhat difficult Neither easy nor difficult Somewhat easy Very easy I did not need an adjustment I do not know what adjustments are allowed Not applicable 06 Which condition most needs a closer review in this workspace? Choose one answer, or skip this question. Temperature Sound Lighting Available adjustments No condition needs review Another condition Not sure Not applicable 07 What recurring situation would help the facilities team understand your answer? Share your answer, or skip this question. #### One last look Review your answers before submitting this demo. 0 answered #### Thank you for trying the survey! You’ve tried the template from the respondent’s side. Make it your own with SurveyLegend. [Create your own survey](https://www.surveylegend.com/register/) Checking submission availability… This is a demo. We count starts and submissions only. Your answers stay in your browser and are never sent or saved. **—**Starts **—**Submissions Activity is temporarily unavailable. ## How to Adapt the Questionnaire Name the building and a definite week. Use broad zones only if needed; avoid desk numbers that unnecessarily identify individuals. Keep temperature, sound and lighting as separate questions rather than combining them into one rating. SurveyLegend’s guidance on [leading questions ](https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-questions/leading-questions/)can help remove assumptions that a renovated or certified office must be comfortable. State the genuine maintenance reporting route outside the questionnaire. ## When to Ask Ask after a representative week of occupancy and record the season and any known building works. Repeat in another season if the review concerns seasonal conditions, using the same wording and documenting changes. A survey sent during an unusual closure or heat event describes that period, not the building's typical year. ## How to Use the Responses Compare conditions by workspace type and examine “varied too much” separately from hot or cold responses. Match recurring themes to dates, zones and available facilities evidence; do not infer temperature, decibel levels or standards compliance from opinion ratings. Read the final [open-ended question ](https://www.surveylegend.com/customer-insight/open-ended-survey-questions/)for a reproducible situation to investigate. Report small groups carefully and avoid identifying individuals. Decide which observation to check next rather than turning the seven responses into a building score. ## What the Research Adds Freihoefer and colleagues studied office satisfaction alongside physical readings. Their abstract notes that satisfaction “varied significantly between workspace types (open and closed).” This supports separating workspace context from temperature, sound and light ratings. The study concerns one sustainable office environment and does not validate this questionnaire or establish conditions in your building. Read the [office environment study ](https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1420326X13514595)(online 2013; journal issue 2015). ## Frequently asked questions ### Is this a building condition inspection? No. It records occupant experience. Structural condition, safety and technical compliance require their own appropriate assessment. ### Why ask about the type of workspace? An enclosed office and an open desk area can create different experiences. The context helps a facilities team avoid treating a building-wide average as everyone's experience. ### Should a serious maintenance issue wait for this survey? No. Provide and use the building's actual monitored reporting route. The survey supports periodic review rather than urgent response. ## Printable Office Building Comfort Survey Print the building name, reference week and urgent-reporting route above the same seven optional questions. Use circles for Questions 1–6 and a wide comment area for Question 7. Do not add measurements, compliance ticks or a building-condition certificate. Paper responses need separate review or manual entry; they are not automatically added to online results. ![First page of the printable Office Building Comfort Survey Template with questions and answer spaces](https://www.surveylegend.com/survey-template-media/pdf-previews/office-building-comfort-template-pdf-preview.avif) [![](https://www.surveylegend.com/user-guide-media/icons/download-pdf.svg) Download the questionnaire](https://www.surveylegend.com/downloads/survey-templates/office-building-comfort-survey-template.pdf) Export Office Building Comfort Survey as PDF ## AI Prompt: Office Building Comfort Survey Copy this office building comfort survey prompt into an AI assistant to prepare the questionnaire. Review the result, then build and customize it in SurveyLegend. 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