Learning experts have known it, and now architects say it -- High performance settings lead to mind-bending performance.
According to Science Daily — “High performance buildings integrate the best in today's design strategies and building technologies... they make a difference in the way people learn.”
Research at New Jersey Institute of Technology illustrated how better buildings produce better cognitive performance. My question is, since high performance schools would also reduce operating costs and increase average daily attendance, why do so few exist?
Deane Evans, FAIA, executive director of the Center for Architecture and Building Science Research at New Jersey Institute of Technology said… “A high performance building provides acoustic, thermal and visual comfort …. It efficiently uses heating, cooling, and lighting systems and is fueled by renewa
ble sources, when possible. Windows and skylights admit generous amounts of daylight, and buildings are safe and secure. Site planning is environmentally responsive, controlling glare from parking lot lights and storm water runoff. Plumbing systems make efficient use of water.”
What sort of setting would it take to increase mental performance where you work?
A good friend, Ram Shrivastava, CEO of Larsen Engineers – a large successful firm here in
I agree.
In fact, that’s why I'm encouraged that the MITA approach to getting more from your brain, just showed another new statistical punch among Medical professionals in
So, if we know that high performance buildings work, and if we see how the mind offers far more cognitive ability than we use … what prevents mind-bending performances where we work? What do you think?
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