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It has been clear for some time that when students are in noisy classrooms they do not learn as well as when classrooms are quieter.
For years psychologists have realized that people’s heart beats and breathing rate quickly synchronize to the sounds that they hear around them.
In the May issue of Healthcare Design, Philips Healthcare reports on the activities of its Ambient Experience team.
Researchers affiliated with the Center for Health Design present a valuable methodology that can be used by “agents of cultural change” and facility designers to coordinate their activities.
People often bond socially by discussing common cultural elements, according to Fast, Heath, and Wu.
Many spatial references have clear positive or negative associations.
Researchers from Michigan State University have more good news about green buildings.
Sadler and his colleagues have developed a “toolkit for leaders to use when considering a major building project, as well as a proposed return-on-investment framework to evaluate the business case for each EBD [evidence-based design] feature included.”
Researchers at the University of Toronto are studying the influence of the ambient environments in maternity labor rooms on the birthing experience.
Just like other professionals, designers regularly need to name a product or service.