Advantages of Letting Workers Control Lighting Levels in Their Workplaces (1-28-08)
Giving workers control over dimming the lighting levels in their workspaces is a good idea.
Giving workers control over dimming the lighting levels in their workspaces is a good idea.
People who visit natural places (such as woodlands) more frequently as children are more apt to value visits to green spaces as adults.
A recent survey by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) of architects reports that “70% of architects say client demand is the leading driver of green building and that the primary reason these owners and developers are demanding greener buildings is for reduced operating costs.”
Europeans are more likely to engage in and value green behaviors than Americans.
When people working in offices are given control of the lighting fixtures in their work areas, via a wireless control system, energy use drops dramatically and employees have a positive reaction to influencing the lighting levels in their workplaces.
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has identified design features present in a diverse set of successful streets in the United Kingdom. CABE feels that successful streets “respond to the demands of climate change and shifts in culture.”
A poll of leading landscape architects indicates a growing interest in outdoor living among residential customers.
Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, have determined the distribution of native and exotic birds differed in four general types of urban habitats.
How people perceive a landscape may affect its ecological integrity. An attractive landscape may encourage people to protect it, rather than try to modify it. So, what makes a landscape attractive? Researchers looking at Minnesota wetlands found answers to this question from visitors and neighbors to six wetland properties.
Humans routinely modify the land around them, often leading to ecological and social consequences—consequences that can affect the landscape’s character. This is the second of a two-part article that examines some current research on how landscape preferences can support actions to preserve an area’s ecology and character.