Office Lighting and Well-being (02-04-11)
The National Research Council of Canada investigated the psychological implications of lighting in a study coordinated with an extensive workplace renovation project.
The National Research Council of Canada investigated the psychological implications of lighting in a study coordinated with an extensive workplace renovation project.
People interested in learning more about the psychology of interruptions, such as “the effects of interruptions in work settings,” should review the website noted at the end of this paragraph.
Bringslimark and her colleagues set out to learn if office workers without window views from their regular work positions compensate by adding potted plants and pictures of nature to their workspaces.
As snow covers most of North America, and office workers’ views of nearby nature are shrouded under a thick white blanket, thoughts turn to potted plants in offices.
Recent workplace research has focused on the types of spaces in which workers are most likely to be productive, as well features that aid concentration.
Green office design can have positive effects on the attitudes and behaviors of people who work in them.
In 2001, Brill, Weidemann and their BOSTI colleagues published insights gleaned from a review of their extensive client database. Although based on data collected from 1994 to 2000 via 13,000 user questionnaires, their findings are as fresh today as when they were originally published.
Changing power politics in the boardroom.
Brunia and Hartjes-Gosseling conducted a case study at a Dutch government agency to learn about workspace personalization when offices are not assigned to individuals.
People who have been following space syntax research will not be at all surprised by a study recently completed at the Harvard Medical School.