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Don’t Worry about the Government? The LEED-NC 'Green Building' Rating System and Energy Efficiency in U.S. Commercial Buildings
Authors: Hart, D.M. | Provider Name: MIT Industrial Performance Center | Published: 2009
This paper describes the history, development, and current operation of USGBC and LEED, particularly with regard to energy efficiency in commercial buildings, the subsector in which LEED has had its greatest impact

Protected Elevators and the Disabled
Authors: Bukowski, R.W. | Provider Name: Building and Fire Research Laboratory | Published: Fall 2005
The purpose of this article is to present the issues that need to be addressed in the development of elevators that can be used in fires to safely evacuate occupants, particularly those with limited mobility that affects their ability to use stairs

"For Good Design, You Pay Now; For Bad Design, You Pay Later"--Or Do You?
Authors: Murugappan, M., O'Young, S.M. | Provider Name: Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Published: 2006
Master's Thesis, Urban Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

‘I Am Not a Decorator’: Florence Knoll, the Knoll Planning Unit and the Making of the Modern Office
Authors: Tigerman, B. | Provider Name: Journal of Design History | Published: 2007
Florence Knoll was part of a movement to professionalize interior design in America and played a key role in defining the new field of interior design.

“Impressive?” Credentials, Family Photographs, And The Perception Of Therapist Qualities
Authors: Devlin, A.S., Donovan, S., Nicolov, A., Nold, O., Packard, A., et al | Provider Name: Journal of Environmental Psychology | Published: December 2009
The impact of the number of displayed credentials (0, 2, 4, or 9) and the presence or absence of family photographs on participants' judgments of a therapist's qualities was assessed

10 Questions on Room Color: Answers for Workplace Designers
Authors: Schatz, S.L., Bowers, C.A. | Provider Name: Ergonomics in Design | Published: Fall 2005
Can the color of a workplace influence employees' moods? Can certain room colors increase or decrease workers' performance?

2006 Green Buildings and the Bottom Line
Authors: | Provider Name: Building Design + Construction | Published: 2006
Do green buildings command premium rents?

2008 Gensler Annual Workplace Survey
Authors: | Provider Name: Gensler | Published: 2008
The 2008 Gensler Workplace Survey creates new insight about the day-to-day knowledge workplace activities that produce business success

9/11 Has Spurred Only Modest Changes in NYC National Building Codes
Authors: Chan, S. | Provider Name: The New York Times | Published: September 9, 2006
Five years on, changes to New York City's building code have been few and modest

A Comparison Of Green And Conventional Finishes & Furnishings: Occupants’ Perceptions Of IAQ
Authors: Castillo-Nör, S., Jones, L. | Provider Name: Interior Design Educators Council | Published: 2003
Proceedings, IDEC 2003 Annual Conference

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