environment behavior

Male office workers participating in a recent study had more positive perceptions of an open-plan workplace than female co-workers. 

The Orange Future Enterprise Coalition has identified 6 types of workers that “imply different working styles and working arrangements.”

The size of individual rooms in single resident occupancy (SRO) buildings (also known as SRO hotels) is not as significant an influence on resident satisfaction as the design of resident rooms and their proximity to small, shared kitchens and secure bathrooms. 

People walk faster in spaces that are corridor-formed than those that are square formed. 

People who are depressed get lost more easily than people who are not depressed, which has repercussions for the design of signage in mental health facilities.