Windows in Homes and Other Settings
Understanding the need for light and windows in residential settings.
Understanding the need for light and windows in residential settings.
Oishi and Talhelm report on the psychological and sociological consequences of moving and their findings are applicable when homes for people who have moved recently are being designed.
Ramesh reports on happiness research in a recent edition of The Guardian.
Veitch reports conclusions drawn from a review of research related to in-home windows
Adolescents seem to be chronically sleep deprived and new research at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute provides information about how light in schools and homes can be used to counter that condition.
Thompson and his research team set out to learn about “the effect of background music on reading comprehension.”
Research recently completed by the Interactive Autism Network and lead by Dr. Paul Law, indicates that nearly half, of children with autism wander – or run- out of their homes, schools, etc., “and more than half of these children go missing.”
Trying to design to make healthy eating more likely?
Research continues to build indicating that light has a significant influence on well-being.
Dewar and her colleagues make the case for wakeful resting, a state that can be supported by design.