Disease and Design (11-01-10)
Fisher has written a thought provoking article relating urban planning, design, and the possibility of disease epidemics.
Fisher has written a thought provoking article relating urban planning, design, and the possibility of disease epidemics.
Lee and Guerin comprehensively explored the relationship between indoor environmental quality (air, thermal, and lighting), and job performance and environmental satisfaction in five office types in LEED certified buildings.
As healthcare costs rise, employers and society in general are looking for ways to encourage healthier behavior.
Previous studies have shown that school building quality (e.g., condition of heating system and walls) is related to student achievement – students do not do as well in poor quality schools.
Researchers at Notre Dame have assessed how motivated employees are at organizations working for the public good and found that they have more passion for their work and find more meaning in it than people employed at other organizations.
Brown and Cole completed post-occupancy analyses of two Canadian buildings (one green, one conventionally designed) to learn more about occupant comfort in buildings and comfort related behaviors.
Depressed, schizophrenic, and autistic people experience the world in particular ways.
New research tools and techniques are enhancing design research.
The Cost-Effective Open-Plan Environments (COPE) project has been an important source of information to workplace designers.
The design of physical environments can reinforce or help change opinions about organizations.