Morneau Shepell released its monthly Mental Health Index report, revealing a consistent negative mental health score in Canada for the third consecutive month.
The findings show that while most of the country is entering new phases of reopening, Canadians continue to struggle with uncertainty brought on by the pandemic and need employer support now more than…
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has formed two new task forces to study design and construction issues related to the pandemic, and how the industry’s future will change as a result.
The task forces: the ASID Adaptive Living Task Force and the ASID IMPACT Review Task Force, fall under the Society’s member-led Advocate by…
The global pandemic of Covid-19 is fast tracking infection control technologies and products in public restrooms. “While cleanliness has always been a goal in designing restrooms, coronavirus has underscored the need for hygienic, sterile and safe environments,” said Jon Dommisse, director of strategy and corporate development, Bradley Corp., a global manufacturer of restroom equipment.
Companies, educational…
Perkins and Will's New York studio, along with its Denmark studio Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects — and in partnership with multi-disciplinary design group Arup, has designed a plan to retrofit out-of-use school buses into mobile testing labs.
Image courtesy of Perkins and Will
The scalable and inexpensive plan would help address insufficient testing and significant lag…
Toronto-based figure3’s motto is about connecting people to place through design, and Canada's largest independently-owned interior design firm has been continuously investigating how design influences workplace effectiveness, then implementing the findings into new projects.
Their findings have revealed certain patterns that define effective workplaces have emerged, but given the sudden tectonic shift in social behaviour due…
The ASID Academy is extending free access to their online catalog of educational resources and CEUs for members and non-members until April 30.
ASID is a continuing education experience that offers designers IDCEC and AIA-approved CEUs in a variety of topics - from health and wellness, workplace design, and the business of design.
These free resources include: COVID-19 Resource…
I spend much of my life thinking about hospital design. And these days, with the outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), I’m sure many people around the world are looking at their hospitals in new ways, as patients and staff try to stay healthy. COVID-19, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), has brought…
The Business + Institutional Furniture Manufacturer Association (BIFMA) has established an industry-specific webpage for COVID-19 Resources.
The latest information on the pandemic from sources such as the National Association of Manufacturers, government agencies, healthcare experts, and legal firms will continuously be updated in an effort to support and assist during this crisis.
As new resources become available,…