Telecommuting: Psychological and Place Implications (01-04-08)
Telecommuting has many positive psychological benefits for employees.
Telecommuting has many positive psychological benefits for employees.
More often than not, the outdoor environment of a senior ‘retirement’ community is ignored and people focus on the attributes of a building's interior. However, the activities that can be offered on the outside of a building are almost limitless, constrained only by the imagination, and not by a person's age.
The scent we smell while we assess other people influences our judgements of them.
A doctoral student at the University of Manchester has identified many features of school buildings that have negative social repercussions.
The General Services Administration (GSA) has identified characteristics of innovative workplaces.
Erickson and Gratton argue that employing individuals who value an organization’s culture results in an engaged and high performing workforce and that culture can be symbolically communicated to potential employees through signature experiences.
Three articles highlight practical workplace design guidelines as they relate to communication between co-workers, organizational knowledge, and office functionality.
Residential units at floor level add to street appeal.
How can planners plan for, or maintain, diverse social neighborhoods? Perhaps using tools from landscape ecology can help urban designers gain new insights into these neighborhoods.
Ideas from malls and mainstreets have much in common.