Make Waves: Designing Spaces for Comfort and Well-being  

Julian Treasure examines a renewed focus on indoor environmental quality

Sponsored by Armstrong World Industries

This course is part of the Indoor Environmental Quality: Healthy Design Academy

Julian Treasure examines a renewed focus on indoor environmental quality—how it helps us to design, build, and renovate better spaces where people can connect, collaborate, and concentrate. Pre-pandemic we understood how much acoustics, lighting design, and sustainability contribute to our well-being. Now, more and more specifiers are thinking of interior spaces as ecosystems made up of a wider variety of elements working together to form healthier built environments for people. Join us to learn more about how human-centered, holistically designed interiors can improve occupants’ quality of life in commercial spaces. 

Making Waves

Photo courtesy of Armstrong Living Lab courtesy of Armstrong World Industries

 

Julian Treasure examines a renewed focus on indoor environmental quality—how it helps us to design, build, and renovate better spaces where people can connect, collaborate, and concentrate. Pre-pandemic we understood how much acoustics, lighting design, and sustainability contribute to our well-being. Now, more and more specifiers are thinking of interior spaces as ecosystems made up of a wider variety of elements working together to form healthier built environments for people. Join us to learn more about how human-centered, holistically designed interiors can improve occupants’ quality of life in commercial spaces. 

Making Waves

Photo courtesy of Armstrong Living Lab courtesy of Armstrong World Industries

 

Originally published in Architectural Record

Originally published in January 2022

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  1. Consider how sound waves and air flow affect people in interior spaces.
  2. Learn about acoustics and design considerations that put people, health, and wellness first.
  3. Rocognize the effects of indoor environmental quality on individuals.
  4. Determine key factors in indoor environments for optimum productivity.