We’re not living in a natural outcome of human needs and behavior. The built environment as we know it—buildings and the spaces between—does direct damage to our minds. Land use planning has had ...

In the 21st century, humans live in high-density contexts and spend a very high proportion of time inside buildings. Indoor environmental quality has so far focused more on physical and chemical ...

Human beings encounter microorganisms every day. In modern societies, most of these interactions occur inside the buildings where humans live and work. Data collected by the National Human Activity ...

Modern office design emphasizes open spaces that foster chance encounters and collaboration. Microbiologists are analyzing how building layout, ventilation and lighting can contribute to the ...

People spend most of their time in spaces and structures designed, built, and managed by humans. The factors that affect the environments within buildings, the ways in which building characteristics ...

Researchers have studied hundreds of elements of the built environment, including buildings, green spaces, pavements and roads, and how these elements relate to each other and influence coronary ...

Excerpts from Chapters 2 and 4 of Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives, by RECORD contributor Sarah Williams Goldhagen. Reprinted courtesy of Harper, an imprint of ...

If we look closely at these two words they tell a hidden story. We have built, which is made, created and manufactured, and environment, which can be either human-made or natural. The term links the ...