More Evidence Posture Matters (07-14-11)
Seating options provided make it more likely that people will sit with good or bad posture, and recent research indicates that posture is particularly important in healthcare settings.
Seating options provided make it more likely that people will sit with good or bad posture, and recent research indicates that posture is particularly important in healthcare settings.
How to make a nursing home emulate a home environment? Start at the front door.
Designers can have a significant influence on the level of acoustical shielding between spaces and new research indicates just how important that shielding can be.
Johansson and his colleagues have studied how important music selection is when it is broadcast in areas where people are trying to concentrate.
The popular press encourages people to take walks to become more fit, but what physical features encourage people to walk recreationally? How can being outside during those walks, for example, improve mental health?
Sharp explores how the seasons of the year influence our emotional state.
Designers often are called upon to develop spaces for people who’ve been up all night – from college campuses to airports.
People over 50 who garden are more satisfied with their personal lives and level of physical activity than non-gardeners.
Designers developing residences and treatment facilities for people with multiple sclerosis will find a recently completed study useful.
Perkins Eastman’s research team (Perkins Eastman Research Collaborative) recently analyzed trends, and notable exceptions to trends, in the design of award winning senior living projects.