Light

There is a new  report on daylight in residential environments. This review  is comprehensive and addresses a range of useful topics.

Munch and his team’s recent research on office lighting is particularly important since as a result of flexible and longer work hours many people find themselves in their offices in the early evening.  

Veitch, Stokkermans, and Newsham build on earlier research and tie users’ evaluations of lighting conditions to worker engagement.

Warthen and his colleagues have investigated the relationship between learned fear and light levels in mice and their extrapolations from this research to humans are consistent with previous environmental psychology research. 

Noise volume matters in the operating room, multi-tasking fails under neuroimaging, and occupant workspace satisfaction mainly depends on three factors.

Retail design continues to have an important influence on vendors’ financial performance.  Many of those influences are related to shoppers’ experiences and resulting moods.

What office features have the greatest influence on workers’ satisfaction with their workspaces?

The National Research Council of Canada investigated the psychological implications of lighting in a study coordinated with an extensive workplace renovation project. 

European researchers, using MRI technology, have found that the color of light we are experiencing influences our emotional processing. 

Lee and Guerin comprehensively explored the relationship between indoor environmental quality (air, thermal, and lighting), and job performance and environmental satisfaction in five office types in LEED certified buildings.