Greener, Better, Healthier
Designers can benefit from a better understanding of how people think about and react to the natural environment.
Designers can benefit from a better understanding of how people think about and react to the natural environment.
Several recent studies have clarified how space can be used to meet individual patient and caregiver needs.
Researchers continue to probe the most advantageous forms for workplaces.
Changes in dwelling type affect wellbeing through, for example, increased control, privacy and sociability.
Does a lemon scent affect office workers' moods? Is the effect stronger in some offices than others?
Veitch, Stokkermans, and Newsham build on earlier research and tie users’ evaluations of lighting conditions to worker engagement.
Badger reviews research related to the planning of suburban communities, and shares that information with readers outside the design world.
Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas’ character in 1987’s Wall Street) thought lunch was for wimps, but millions of workers do eat lunch, some every day. Not a lot of workplace research has focused on their lunchtime activities, however.
People underestimate the pleasure that they experience in nature, which has implications for the development of sustainability initiatives.
Employee engagement is currently a hot topic around the executive water cooler.