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Wood Does You Good: 9 Well-Clad Health and Wellness Facilities
In 2010, the Norwegian Institute of Wood Technology (NTI) conducted a three-part study [PDF] on the health benefits of wooden interiors in healthcare facilities. Taking a very IDEO, human-centered design-based approach, NTI uncovered new ways to serve and support recovering patients by uncovering latent needs, behaviors, and desires. Beyond the comparisons between Scandinavians and non-Scandinavians,…