How Bad IS Neighborhood Traffic Congestion?
How does neighborhood design influence or mitigate traffic stress?
Improve Mood/Increase Feelings of Wellbeing
Recreational and Required Shopping: Different Place Repercussions
Recreational shoppers are interested in experiencing a different sort of environment than task-oriented shoppers.
Unusual Spaces May Indeed Increase Creativity
When people are emotionally ambivalent, or simultaneously experiencing positive and negative emotions, creative thinking might be enhanced.
Workplace Focus: Light and Color and Indoor Workers—Subjective Impression is What Matters
How do the light and color present in the workplace influences the mood of the people in those spaces? Researchers studied people at various latitudes throughout the world in real work environments to investigate these relationships.
Healthcare Focus: Healing Garden Design Tenets
When planning healing heathcare outdoor spaces, here are succinct lists of features to include, and features to avoid.
Spreading Tree Forms Desirable
People are happier when looking at trees than inanimate objects, and are happiest when viewing spreading trees.
Control Matters
Personal control over the physical workspace led to higher perceived group cohesiveness and job satisfaction.
Lighting and Daylighting Knowledge Review
A comprehensive new resource examines lighting quality and perception and their relation to work performace outcomes.
Desirable Features in Senior Dining-Room Design
After an extensive review of the literature and their own professional experiences, two elder-care researchers have reached conclusions about the design of dining spaces in senior living facilities.
The Debate over Decorative Fountains in Healthcare Environments: How Great is the Infection Control Risk?
This article examines the source of concern over decorative fountains and water features in hospital environments and raises questions about whether or not evidence exists to substantiate these concerns.
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