Windows and Well-Being (06-07-13)
Need more evidence that workplace windows enhance mental and physical well-being?
Need more evidence that workplace windows enhance mental and physical well-being?
Environmental psychologists established long ago that walking in green spaces is psychologically restorative.
Lin and team investigated the influence of interruptions on office worker stress levels.
Evidence continues to mount that positive distractions in healthcare environments are desirable.
Kemp and Williams analyzed business meetings in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Rodgers investigates the relationship between newsroom design and news reported through a case study of the Toronto Star workspace.
Congdon and Gall present Steelcase’s recent research linking culture and design, which builds on the work of others, such as Geert Hofstede, in useful graphics at the web address noted in the citation, below.
The Society of College and University Planning (SCUP) awarded its Chapman Prize to Susan Painter, Janice Fournier, Caryn Grape, Phyllis Grummon, Jill Morelli, Susan Whitmer, and Joseph Cevetello, and they used the prize money to research how libraries (and library design) can best serve current and potential users.
Knowledge workers sit too much.
Research continues to pour in indicating that green spaces in urban environments are a good idea.