Health and well-being are vitally important aspects of people centric building design and are the roots of productivity. Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a collection of factors that can …
P St-Jean, OG Clark, M Jemtrud - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Given the large proportion of time spent by the average person indoors, it is imperative to have an understanding of the impacts of long-term and immersive exposure to a variety of …
M Elsadek, B Liu, Z Lian - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and the lack of green infrastructure threaten the health of urban dwellers. Green façades have been proposed as a green infrastructure solution to compensate for the …
H Jo, C Song, Y Miyazaki - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Contact with nature has been proposed as a solution to achieve physiological relaxation and stress recovery, and a number of scientific verification outcomes have been shown …
M Khalil, M Iqbal, V Turan, HM Tauqeer… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Household chemicals have been causing toxicity in the environment and human lives for decades. European Union has banned many chemicals harmful to human life. Still, in …
Contemporary cities have high stress levels, mental health issues, high crime levels and ill health, while the built environment shows increasing problems with urban heat island effects …
What does it mean to be a resilient city in the age of a changing climate and growing inequity? As urban populations grow, how do we create efficient transportation systems …
A practical guide to working with the principles of polyvagal theory beyond the therapy session. Deb Dana is the foremost translator of polyvagal theory into clinical practice. Here …
C Hall, M Knuth - Journal of Environmental Horticulture, 2019 - meridian.allenpress.com
Consumers have historically shown an inclination to purchase plants that enhance their quality of life, meaning they will purchase items that positively influence their social …