Hand Washing and Pandemic Stress (12-29-20)
Triugakos, Chawla, and McCarthy evaluated stress levels among employees during the pandemic and the effects of hand washing on those stress levels.
Support Mental Restoration/Ease Stress
Fractals and Kids (12-14-20)
Researchers have determined that children as young as 3 respond positively to seeing fractal patterns, just as adults do.
Post-Pandemic Housing and Neighborhood Design
Strong study, important insights
Wooden Effects (11-25-20)
Salvador, in the course of a furniture design project, completed a literature review focused on the psychological implications of experiencing wooden materials.
Evergreens In Landscapes (11-10-20)
Wang and Zhao evaluated how the presence or absence of evergreen trees influences environmental preferences and psychological restoration.
Transdisciplinary Workplace Research Conference: Highlights
The Transdisciplinary Workplace Research Network met September 16-19 in Frankfurt Germany. A number of timely, compelling, applicable sets of research findings were presented; that material is shared here.
At Home During the Pandemic (10-27-20)
Meagher and Cheadle researched links between mental health and home design during the COID-19 outbreak.
Window Views: Implications (10-15-20)
Ko and colleagues evaluated how windows influence space user experiences.
Best Options for “Presenting” Nature
Implications of technologies compared
Nature and Performance (09-25-20)
Sadik and Kamardeen researched the professional implications of experiencing indoor nature (for example, inside plants, window views, pre-recorded nature sounds) and outdoor nature.
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