How Metaphors are Useful to Architects (10-01-07)
Metaphors are useful.
place science
Design is Good for Business (9-28-07)
Design is good for business.
Children with ADHD Concentrate Better When They Hear White Noise (9-27-07)
Children with ADHD concentrate better when they can hear white noise.
Hospitals To Be Increasingly Like Hotels (9-26-07)
Baby boomers carefully assess the hospitals to which they are admitted.
Employee Control of Lighting Saves Energy and Pleases Employees (9-25-07)
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.
Underfloor Air Distribution Systems and Office Noise Transmission (9-24-07)
Several different configurations of walls and underfloor air distribution systems have been shown to meet normal speech privacy standards.
Best Ways to Persuade Influenced by Culture (9-21-07)
People from different cultures find different sorts of arguments most persuasive.
Universal Responses to Scents (9-20-07)
Khan et al.’s recent study confirms that there is a cross-cultural system of odors that are perceived as pleasant.
Green Home Features Becoming More Popular (9-19-07)
A recent poll of residential architects by the American Institute of Architects (AIA), indicates increased homeowner interest in environmentally responsible home features.
Cultural Influences on Feeling Good (9-18-07)
Culture influences the actions an individual takes to feel good.