Sound Solutions represented some of the best thinking at the time by interior designers and industry as to how various products in the office environment could work together to address the problem of noise. This paper explains, today's office environment is much more acoustically complex, and the solutions needed to...
Even if a space planner prepares the actual package, the occupant must provide this information. Most facility management departments employ or retain design professionals to provide technical assistance to occupant personnel. These professionals can assist occupants with completing forms, defining the nature of the space problems to be solved, and...
Cultural property management is entrusted with the responsibility of protecting and preserving an institution's buildings, collections, operations and occupants. One of the major steps is halting a fire by the following means: identify the incident, raise the occupant alarm, and then notify emergency response professionals. Fire protection experts generally agree...
Often overlooked or downplayed when designing a new building or refurbishing an existing structure, restrooms play a significant role in shaping building occupants’ opinions of a facility. Fortunately, realizing the importance of these spaces and the potential for creating durable, decorative designs, building owners and facility executives are paying more...
Earlier this year, California Governor Gray Davis signed a bill that will allow electric vehicles EV and other cars that meet the federal inherently low emissions vehicle ILEV standards with only one occupant to drive in carpool lanes beginning Earlier this year, California Governor...
If a building has too much humidity, not only will its occupants tend to be more uncomfortable, there's also a higher risk of mold and fungi growth, resulting in poor indoor air quality IAQ. And if humidity is too low, occupants can experience stat If a...
The two airplanes collided in mid-air at about 1500 Pacific time, during an attempted formation flight of three airplanes. The Airline Transport pilot and sole occupant of the Waco sustained minor injuries, while the Private pilot and sole occupant o The two airplanes collided in mid-air...
A building's ventilation and air distribution system can play a critical role in protecting occupants from airborne chemical, biological and radiological CBR agents, according to National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST. "A building's A building's ventilation and air distribution system can play a critical role in protecting occupants from...
In late-October testimony before the House Science Committee, National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST Director William Jeffrey called on the organizations that develop building and fire safety codes, standards and practices - and the In late-October testimony before the House Science Committee,...
Throughout history, the main function of most buildings has been to seal out the elements and keep the occupants comfortable. The new facility for the National Archives and Records Administration NARA in College Park, Md., has the same mission, but Throughout history, the main function of...
Automobile occupants who wear safety belts are about half as likely to be killed or sustain serious injury in a collision than those who don't, says the National Center for Statistics and Analysis. Though safety belts work well, automotive engineer Automobile occupants who wear...
Office designers are spooning out a strong dose of preventive medicine so that buildings don't make their occupants sick. The sick building syndrome, a byproduct of energy efficient buildings and chemical processes, is not just a buzz word of the 1990sOffice designers are spooning out a strong...
What type of emotional transition is experienced by professional dancers who face the end of their career? What does this journey imply? This article discusses the transition experiences of two case studies out of a total sample of fourteen (N=14) international professional ballet dancers who left their...
Mark Watson is a professor and head of the Psychology Department of the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in South Africa. his research focuses on career development and career assessment of primary, secondary and tertiary students from all South African population groups. Mark has published extensively in international...
This study addressed career transitions in view of new environments along with the mobility of individuals across cultural territories. It paid attention to various adjustments individuals can make in their career in relation to their new environment and analysed those adjustment modes in relation to Nicholson's theory...
University student outcome data in Australia is collected via the Graduate Destination Survey component of the Australian Graduate Survey at the referent date three months post-graduation. This timeline gives consideration to graduates to enter directly into traditional vocations. For graduates from non-traditional areas and/or with non-traditional career...
John Orr Crites, one of the leading vocational psychologists of the 20th century, succumbed to pneumonia on March 15, 2007. With his passing, counsel ling psychology lost an exemplar of its scientist-practitioner model. Jack's scholarly contributions and leadership substantially advanced vocational psychology both as a distinct discipline...
Postgraduate Destinations is an annual report produced by Graduate Careers Australia GCA, concerning the work and study outcomes of recent graduates from postgraduate level courses offered at Australian higher education institutions. The report is based on the results of the Australian Graduate Survey AGS, the nation's largest...
AUSTIN, Texas -- BAE Systems will equip special operations forces vehicles with thermal imaging systems that enhance forward and rearward visibility. The technology systems will fuse visible-light and infrared imagery to provide the vehicle driver the best possible view in daylight, darkness and all weather conditions. The Naval...