Smart Office Design
Elevating wellbeing and performance
Improve Mood/Increase Feelings of Wellbeing
Controlling Lights in Open Plan Offices
Social considerations
Park Wildness: Consequences
Influences on mental and physical health
Benefits of Nature-Based Experiences (03-27-20)
Weir reports on the findings of numerous studies that have established the psychological value of nature-based experiences. The material related to experiencing nature while indoors have the widest applicability. Weir states, for example, that “Berman and colleagues found that study participants who listened to nature sounds like crickets chirping and waves crashing performed better on demanding cognitive tests than those who listed to other sounds like traffic and the clatter of a busy café. . . . .
Ramifications of Silence (03-17-20)
Pfeifer and Wittmann investigated how humans think when a space is silent. They report that “Research on the perception of silence has led to insights regarding its positive effects on individuals. We conducted a series of studies during which individuals were exposed to several minutes of silence in different contexts. Participants were introduced to different social and environmental settings, either in a seminar room at a university or in a city garden, alone or in a group. . .
Biophilic Schools, Education Outcomes
Elevating learning and wellbeing
Indoor Plants and Lived Experiences
Plants promote wellbeing and ...
Wooden Office Furniture, Employee Wellbeing
Finish color matters
Choosing Lighting Color/Intensity (12-27-19)
Researchers are developing a more nuanced understanding of when it is best to use lights of various colors and intensities. A press release from the University of Manchester reports that “Contrary to common belief, blue light may not be as disruptive to our sleep patterns as originally thought - according to University of Manchester scientists. According to the team, using dim, cooler, lights in the evening and bright warmer lights in the day may be more beneficial to our health.
Music and Exercise (12-09-19)
How does music heard influence exercising? Terry and colleagues reviewed previously published studies and found that “Music was associated with significant beneficial effects on affective valence [mood] . . . physical performance . . . perceived exertion . . . and oxygen consumption. . . . No significant benefit of music was found for heart rate. . . .
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