Disproving Widespread Myths about Workplace Design
This booklet is a first step in distributing current research knowledge about office environments from BOSTI’s large client database.
This booklet is a first step in distributing current research knowledge about office environments from BOSTI’s large client database.
Tove Fjeld and his associates looked at how plants affected the health of office workers, while Larissa Larsen and her associates examined how indoor plants affected students in an office setting.
Several studies examined plants' ability to remove gasses from the air, particularly some troublesome gasses that can contribute to substandard indoor air quality.
In recent years, employers have begun to offer “napping rooms” with couches or cots at their facilities or to allow employees to sleep at (or under) their desks. The number of these rooms in workplaces is expected to increase in the years ahead.
Open workplaces appear to increase beneficial and appropriately timed inter-employee communication. Becker and Sims found cubicle workspaces to be the least productive of today’s workplaces.
The Workplace Environment Network (WEN) of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) sponsored a symposium at EDRA's annual meeting to establish the effect of office design on organizational performance.
Several articles from a special issue of Built Environment explores "sustainable buildings" and its associated practical consequences.
The presence of complex vocal music, similar to the songs found in everyday settings and on popular radio stations, degrades performance of complex cognitive tasks as significantly as noise of the same volume.
A summary of current knowledge concerning the use of color in workplace environments.
Architects, designers, workplace planners, and others working with Steelcase researchers feel they have identified the essential steps required to effectively convey brand and culture in a workplace.