SMELLBOOK REFERENCE · SB-0143
Office
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Character EDITORIAL
An office smells dry and quiet, with paper, warm electronics and furniture forming a flat background.
Words: paper, dry. Families: Temperature and texture, Animal, material and lived-in.
Met in: Office.
Evidence
Scientific evidence
- More outdoor air, less office odour (CLM-OFFICE-001). PAWEL WARGOCKI, DAVID P. WYON, JAN SUNDELL, GEO CLAUSEN & P. OLE FANGER, The Effects of Outdoor Air Supply Rate in an Office on Perceived Air Quality, Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) Symptoms and Productivity, Indoor Air, 2000.
Cite
SmellBook. (2026). Office (revision 4, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:office. https://smellbook.com/smells/office
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