A Practitioner's Guide to Evidence-Based Design

Debra D. Harris, PhD

Anjali Joseph, PhD

Franklin Becker, PhD

Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA

Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, AIA, D.Arch

Craig Zimring, PhD

Published by The Center for Health Design

Publication date: November 2008

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This 98-page guide is an easy-to-use tool for evidence-based design (EBD) practitioners or those looking to become EBD practitioners. Additionally, it serves as a guide on how to use evidence in design projects, and conduct research to assess effectiveness of design projects. This book focuses on practice based research as opposed to academic research. Stakeholders can even learn about the various ways to incorporate evidence-based design in design projects.

Chapters include:

About Evidence, Research, and EBD

Access to Information

Applying Evidence in the Design Process

Conducting Research in Practice

Post-Occupancy Evaluations

Working with Researchers

Costs of Doing Research

Dissemination

Listen to the authors discuss some of these topics:

Franklin Becker, PhD discusses why it is important to know about the effectiveness, adoption and diffusion of evidence. Read the transcript.

Debra Harris, PhD reviews the importance of practice-based research. Read the transcript.

Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, AIA, D.Arch explores the importance of post-occupancy evaluations. Read the transcript.

Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA defines the role of researchers within architecture firms. Coming February 2010