When you think about all aspects of designing or remodeling the office, usually the "health" of space is not in the top 10 list of things to deal with. But did you know that is actually dedicated to health science building? study of Bau-biology (the study of life of the building) dates from the 1950s after the Second World War, when rapid, inexpensive construction standards. Tenants tract housing and office buildings started becoming ill with no apparent cause. However, the cause was determined to be off-gassing of toxins and chemicals that are used in new construction materials (plastics, MDF, veneer, nylon, polyester), textile and waterproof construction that allowed no ventilation. So, as Bau-biology game design office in 2009? Well, eco-friendly and sustainable non-stand, the design of space that takes into account the health of residents not only to reduce sick leave, but helps to increase productivity, efficiency and saves energy costs help!
and use what I call the Integrative Lifestyle Design (ILD) when designing the space. ILD takes into consideration how much space will be used, which will use the space and to maximize efficiency and more. When (re) design of the office (or cab), one must first determine what the room (this includes all the old papers!), color schemes, space-planning and placement of accessories.
*** ILD is a blend of Eastern (Feng Shui) and Western (eco-friendly/healthy) design principles to create a unique, supportive and healthy place for all travelers. ***
No matter what the project, thorough cleaning must take place. For office it means that passes through files, office supplies, drawers, furniture and your e-mail. The Japanese have even made this "cleansing " in the home (oosooji) to be held at the end of each year, so it would not be "dirt from the old to the new year, even school children participate with a thorough cleaning of old papers and cleaning their desks. Furniture , equipment, pictures and / or non-need office supplies, see if you can donate them to schools, non-profit or even sell the company to remove. Once you've done purge, do a thorough cleaning of natural, eco-friendly cleaning please. You do not want to to do all this great cleansing, and then load up the area with chemicals.
*** Carpeting is the # 1 indoor air pollutants, followed by color. Carpet fiber derived from petrochemicals can off-gas to 5 years. Paint can off-gas to 18 months. ***
Next up is the floor and wall-coverings. The key here is to select items that are not or low VOC (volatile organic compounds), the chemicals and toxins that off-gas. Options for flooring, hard surfaces are better because they are easier to maintain a healthier choice for your space. Consider tile, hardwood (or engineered wood), linoleum, rubber (also an excellent sound deadener and less stressful when standing) or marble. Emphasis / area that can be used for color, warmth and create a "soft"surfaces to trap the sound so no "echo" in space. If you have wall to wall carpet, look for wool (which is also self-extinguished, if a fire breaks out!) or other natural fibers. Make sure you get the tires padding because it will help prolong the life of a carpet, a stress reliever when standing, and if the carpet gets damaged, you only have to replace part of the padding that was damaged.
*** There is a big progress in the production of carpets (it's also a great contribution to the landfill). Carpet from recycled plastic bottles, paper, recycling of old carpet & padding in the new padding, the progress being made to "green" the industry .***
for the wall covering options, color is the easiest, fastest and most cost effective choice. All paint manufacturers have low or no-VOC options all you have to do is ask for it. VOCs in paints include anti-microbial, quick drying agents who provide the space for "new paint" smell. If you use a background, try to find one that is made from natural fibers or recycled. You also need to use non-toxic glue to stop off-gassing. If in doubt, ask.
can use Feng Shui principles in laying out of any space-plan, but the main tip is to plan the area around the most important item of furniture. In this case, to the table. Tables should be placed in the position of Power Point. This is the diagonal corner from the entrance to the premises. This is the most psychologically secure position in the room. table to meet in space-not looking through a window or wall. The worst place at the table is directly in line with the doors / entrances. In Feng Shui terms this is called the "death position", and do not want to! This is due to the person sitting on the table are vulnerable with each person passing the door, no security in this place
.*** want to have a table facing the room so that the person sitting at a desk can be seen by anyone who enters (again security). You also want a solid wall behind the chair for support and security, no windows, so you do not have to worry about people passing behind you. ***
Then, check the office for an effective lay-out. Has everything you need readily available? Can I open a file cabinet drawer and easily? Can you walk around the office with out tripping over, stepping over or bumping into anything? If not, change it. Bruises, cuts and irritation to the movement of items subject to other stress causes that are not good at any level. To set up the equipment and furniture, see the point in Feng Shui.
a quick history of Feng Shui-(from my book, "Designing the life of your dreams from the outside in"): Feng Shui is a 5000 year old Chinese science that focuses on living in harmony with their environment and how you interact with the environment through their furniture arrangement, color schemes and accessories, and collections of choice. These choices may block or enhance your energy (chi). When energy flows freely, life is fabulous, things would be finished on time, and you feel happy and eager to learn new things. When energy is blocked, you feel overwhelmed, unhappy and drained.
using Western schools (Black Hat Sect), Feng Shui, which uses a tool called the Bagua Board for help with the décor. Bagua is a Chinese word that means "8-sided figure, " or in the form of an octagon. This figure is then divided into segments, such as pies, along the central part, which gives you nine areas. Think of a tic-tac-toe board. These nine areas and then are assigned names, colors, shapes, and an element that matches the given life. nine life areas include: Career / Life Path, knowledge / spirituality, family, wealth / abundance, success / fame / Luck, relationships, creativity / Kids, helpful people / Travel and health / welfare. Bagua panels can be used for the spatial plan, accessorize and plan the color scheme.
in the use and application of Bagua Board for its space, line up the bottom row (knowledge / spirituality, career / life path and helpful people / Travel) from the entrance wall of the room. First, draw a floor plan of your room, or "bird's eye view", including doors and windows, and then place / draw appropriate areas of life on the edge. A little confused? Stand in the entryway of your room and look into space. If the door / entry in the left corner of the layout, you can enter the room from the knowledge / Spirituality area. If you enter the room from the center of the entryway wall, enters the room of the Career / Life Path field. Finally, if you enter the room with the right hand corner, you can enter the room from the helpful people / Travel field. Then you can plot out the rest rooms with Bagua. See what "area" should be worked on, or what areas you would like to work. You will analyze the position of furniture, accessories and / or piles of clutter. Once you get the concept of Bagua and how to properly line up the network, you will be able to work in any area and be able to identify the appropriate area of life.
Now that youyou have plotted Bagua Board in its floor plan ,then you can "activate"these areas by the elements ,color, shape ,object or direction that is associated with this area of life ( iepink hearts can be used in the relationship or coin dish can be located in The Wealth / wealth). See below:
Wealth / Abundance
Purple / Metallic
Water Element
Wavy lines
SE
Success / Fame
Red
Fire element
Triangle
S
refers to
Red / Pink / Peach
Earth Element
SW
Squares
family
Green
Wood Element
Rectangle
E
Health / Well Being
Yellow / Earth-tones
Earth Element
Squares
Center
Creativity / Kids
White / Metallic
Metal Element
Circles
W
Knowledge / Spirituality
Blue
Earth Element
Squares
NE
Career / Life Path
Black
Water Element
Wavy lines
N
Helpful People / Travel
Gray
Metal Element
Circles
SZ
Here's an example: One of my clients is a busy doctor and his office reflects that ... I can tell you loads of paperwork and medical books everywhere? While walking into the room causing me to hyperventilate, he states that he "knows where everything is." It should be noted that the Office in relation to the area of home floor plan, then the mess and chaos in this area can have an impact on all legal relationships (romantic and business). Now, I do not want to make your office a shrine of their romantic relationship, but added some pictures of he and his wife was appropriate. The office will be painted red-orange color with an emphasis EARTH element RELATIOSHIP areas. current accessories that adorn the office (college graduation, family pictures and other souvenirs from the trip) stay, even though they moved to their respective areas of the Bagua. We are moving pictures of him and his wife to the relationship area, moving photographs of her children's creativity / Kids area, and his mom for the family.
You can also use the Bagua to pick up from your office color scheme. Do you want a better relationship with customers, partners and suppliers? Pick from the ratio (red / earth-tones), and helpful people areas (gray / white / metallics). Working in a bank or other financial institutions? Look at the wealth of the area (purples / greens / black / metallics). Working for a non-profit? I would choose success (red), creativity (white / metal) and helpful people (gray / white) areas. This can also be used in helping choose the color scheme for the branding and logo design. Remember that there is shade, tones and shades of color that is red, does not necessarily mean a Candy Apple Red. Also keep in mind that colors can be brought in additional equipment (metal frames) and furniture (desk wood, metal filing cabinet), not only in color.
Other tips to help make your office more "healthy" as:
- Make the most of natural light entering the space. It's good for morale and helps in the production of melatonin in our bodies (this is the cause of the lack SADDE disorder). Strategically placed mirrors will help bring this light through space.
- Hang / place plants using computers, copiers and printers. All emit EMF (electromagnetic fields), and copier and printer toner is also off-gas that we breathe in. The plants like spider plants to help detoxify the air. You should ideally have 1 plant for every 100 square feet of space in order to clean the air!
- only accessories / images that are positive and support your company's mission statement. Nothing else can be confusing and easy to add a mental disorder.
- Make sure that everyone has an ergonomically sound chair to sit on them to encourage proper posture
.- Use eco-friendly, natural cleaning products
.- Make sure each room has a task lighting to reduce eye strain, and that computer monitors have a screen to reduce glare
.With all these "quick" tips, you and your office friends will not only be beautiful, productive space in which to work, but one that benefits the health of all who enter!
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