Bariatric Design (05-23-12)
Healthcare Design has prepared an introduction to effective bariatric design in healthcare environments, which is available without charge at the web address below.
Increase Job Satisfaction & Organizational Commitment
Classic Article: Maslow's Theory and its Application to Design
This classic article explains how spaces can be programmed to support human beings’ fundamental psychological needs.
Office Designers Beware
Designers need to be especially aware of office workers' attachment to "stuff."
New Resource: Office Acoustics
Sound Matters combines an extensive review of the acoustic environments in contemporary offices with tools to alleviate undesirable conditions.
Office Acoustics (03-23-12)
Distracting sound remains a serious issue in many workplaces and the GSA Public Buildings Service has written Sound Matters: How to Achieve Acoustic Comfort in the Contemporary Office to help rectify negative situations.
Working in an Open Environment: A Case Study (01-27-12)
Varlander has reviewed the workplace experiences of employees of a Swedish firm that implemented an open space office design.
Arise From That Chair! (01-20-12)
British psychologists have learned that all that time we spend sitting at work has repercussions beyond the size of the posterior we’re sitting on.
Classic Study: Value of Office Personalization
A classic study of workplace personalization presents findings that are still important today.
Implications of Noise in Open-Plan Offices (11-04-11)
Jahncke and her colleagues explored the performance repercussions of noise in open-plan offices.
Engagement and Environments (08-10-11)
Employee engagement is currently a hot topic around the executive water cooler.
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