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Fax machines, computers, scanners, and printers are all necessary for the way we work today. Unfortunately, such equipment also adds to indoor air pollution—in some cases quite significantly.
Examining previous studies, researcher William Fisk looked at the connection between air quality and the spread of respiratory illness, cases of allergies and asthma, and sick building syndrome.
Steve Garner studied the difference in sketching use for two sets of design teams, one in the same room with regular graphic media, and one paired by voice and electronic drawing tablet.
An American Academy of Pediatrics Committee and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have come out with updated design guidelines to prevent children from falling out of windows.
It is necessary to consider the safety and security of facility users under abnormal, as well as normal, conditions and for design or management staff to examine their facility plans for both potential trouble spots and characteristics that facilitate help when problems do arise.
Moleski provides information useful for determining the size of a space.
Marilyn Zelinsky provides a primer, dictionary, and case-history book on what has been variously called “new officing,” “alternative officing,” or “alternative work environments” (AWEs).
This booklet is a first step in distributing current research knowledge about office environments from BOSTI’s large client database.
As a supplement, Phyl Smith and Lynn Kearny’s book can provide some material on what might help make a worker more effective—at least for the part of the job that requires thinking.
Green environments around schools, such as green playgrounds and window views, might help ADD children, or even all children, function more effectively.