Soundscaping a Forest (10-31-07)
Researcher Yozo Yamada advocates a method of determining routes through forested areas that increases the diversity of walkers’ sound experiences.
Researcher Yozo Yamada advocates a method of determining routes through forested areas that increases the diversity of walkers’ sound experiences.
Children with ADHD concentrate better when they can hear white noise.
Several different configurations of walls and underfloor air distribution systems have been shown to meet normal speech privacy standards.
Even nonsense syllables have meaning.
Microsoft workers interrupted by e-mails or instant messages took approximately 15 minutes to return to serious mental tasks.
Routes through forested areas should consider diversity in walkers’ sound experiences.
The aural experience of an environment is critically important to the social and emotional well-being of the inhabitants.
Any pleasant smell will improve the performance of a retail space, but some smells might be more effective than others.
At least during the Christmas holiday season, consistency between smells and sounds can increase positive evaluations of a retail environment.
After an extensive review of the literature and their own professional experiences, two elder-care researchers have reached conclusions about the design of dining spaces in senior living facilities.