The Value of Clean (01-23-13)
The American Institute for Cleaning Sciences may not be impartial about the value of clean facilities, but their recent research paper on this topic, available at the website noted below, is based on independent studies.
- Any Designed Environment
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Daylighting, How To (06-26-12)
The Daylighting Collaborative presents daylighting design guidelines at the web address noted below.
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Temperature Matters (05-17-12)
Kolb, Gockel, and Werth confirmed that temperature does indeed affect behavior.
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Music in Restaurants
Music influences customer satisfaction, and scientists have a reason why.
Displayed Credentials and Professional Assessments (03-11-10)
Spaces communicate nonverbally – we’ve known that for some time – but sometimes there’s debate about exactly what they're saying.
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Impressive Credentials Impressive (12-18-09)
How do the items on display in a therapist’s office influence the way that therapist is perceived?
- Blogs 2009
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- Symbols
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A Healing Children’s Garden: An In-Depth Study
Entrance to the Leichtag Family Healing Garden, Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego.
Researchers Sandra Whitehouse, James W. Varner, Michael Seid, Clare Cooper Marcus, Mary Jane Ensberg, Jennifer Jacobs and Robyn Mehlenbeck examined the Leichtag Healing Garden at the Children’s Hospital and Health Center in San Diego to identify aspects of gardens that relax and heal.
Hotels and Workplaces – Design Synergies (07-01-09)
Fred Dust and Patrice Martin, both of IDEO, have learned a lot about the design of effective workspaces through their observational research at hotels.
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Some Highlights of HealthCareDesign.08
The agenda at HealthcareDesign.08 had insightful discussions of how human beings interact with their surroundings.
- 2009 - Issue 1
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Preferred Seats in Restaurants
Patrons prefer different restaurant seats under different situations.
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