Day Light, Good Light (03-12-10)
Good mental health depends on soaking up a few rays – and not just outdoors.
Good mental health depends on soaking up a few rays – and not just outdoors.
Gulwadi has examined residential environments to identify ways they can be designed to help reduce stress among people caring for sick family members and friends in their homes.
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.
Lighting office spaces is complex. People prefer daylight in general, but not all daylighting solutions are equally desireable. Lighting desingers must also consider the mix of direct and indirect light in offices.
What sorts of spaces seem most restorative for college students?
Kahn and his colleagues have confirmed that looking at natural scenes through a window reduces stress.
Individuals working in spaces with live interior plants or window views have significantly higher levels of job satisfaction than people who work in spaces without live plants or windows.
The façade of medical buildings influences the perceived quality of medical care and expected comfort level to be experienced within the structure.
The National Summit on School Design, sponsored by the American Architectural Foundation and the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, developed several concrete suggestions for improved school design.
With care, electrochromic (EC) windows can be used to enhance the quality of the work environment.