Understanding Green Building Design and Healthcare Outcomes: Evidence-Based Design Analysis of an Oncology Unit
2016
Journal of Architectural Engineering
Journal Article
Author(s): Campion, N., Thiel, C. L., Focareta, J., Bilec, M. M.
The United States healthcare industry is a major part of the economy as well as a significant contributor to carbon dioxide emissions and other environmental issues. Green building design (GBD) attempts to offset environmental impacts of buildings, and recently designers have been combining GBD with evidence-based design (EBD) in order to create facilities that positively impact both the external and internal environment.
Added June 2016
Promoting walking among older adults living in retirement communities
2012
Journal of Aging and Physical Activity
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 20
Pages 379-394
Author(s): Rosenberg, D. E., Kerr, J., Sallis, J. F., Norman, G. J., Calfas, K., Patrick, K.
The authors tested the feasibility and acceptability, and explored the outcomes, of 2 walking interventions based on ecological models among older adults living in retirement communities. An enhanced intervention (El) was compared with a standard walking intervention (SI) among residents in 4 retirement facilities (N = 87 at baseline; mean age = 84.1 yr). All participants received a walking...
Added September 2014
The healing environment in our communities and healthcare settings: research excellence into practice
2005
Clinical Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 5
Pages 296-8
Author(s): Craft, N.
Added October 2012
The Road Ahead: The Need to Clarify and Re-Conceptualize Healing Environments
2007
Environmental Design Research Association
Conference Proceedings
Author(s): Kuo, N., Hui, C.
Added October 2012
Transforming care in children's hospitals through environmental design: Literature Review
2008
Evidence for Innovation: Transforming Children's Health Through the Physical Environment
Book Section
Author(s): Joseph, A., Keller, A., Kronick, K.
Added October 2012