DesignLEAN...Healing design services to improve the indoor environment and enhance the healing process for the patient, pets, caregivers & healthcare professionals!
***with the recent Covid-19 pandemic that has affected our world, creating a healthier, healing environment is of the utmost importance currently. Please know that we take the health of our clients & all occupants of their space seriously & implement healthy design practices in all of our services.***
Detoxing your space's space & energy...
This recent blog post by DeAnna Radaj, is an excerpt from her first book, Designing the Life of Your Dreams from the Outside In, & focuses on how to detox your space. What to look for, questions to ask yourself & some easy to implement tips that you can take ASAP to help create a healthier space...whether at home or at work. Read the full post here.
Healthier spaces for a healthier YOU!
Whether a person is recovering from an illness or injury, or just trying to cope with the nuances of everyday life, the surrounding environment can have a profound impact (positively or negatively). Color, space planning, furniture, hardware/accessory choices & placement, paint, flooring and textiles can all affect a patient's health & the health of their caregiver(s). Applying Integrative Lifestyle Design principles can make a difference to those facing challenges such as ADD/ADHD, stress, anxiety, headaches, fatigue, allergies, asthma and visual impairment.
***These same principles can be applied to the physician office, clinic & to treatment rooms!***
Did you know:
Paint colors can affect sleep, heart rate, blood pressure and concentration?
Indoor environments can have levels of pollutants that are 3x higher than levels found outside?
Indoor Air Quality can impact the health, comfort, well-being and productivity of the building's occupants?
Odors and chemical vapors from cleaning supplies, paint, carpeting, paneling and furniture are emitted as gasses called volatile organic compounds (VOC)? (The VOCs in paint can off-gas up to 18 months and capeting can off-gas up to 5 years after installation!).
Proper space planning can help those with ADD/ADHD and make spaces comfortable, safe and accessible for all, regardless of age, height or ability?
Want to be more environmentally friendly? Don't know where to start? Have health issues or environmental sensitivities? We are proud to offer a Healthy Home Consultation. This 60 minute "check up" will look at your home (or office!) floor/space-plan, energy efficiency & offer tips on how to increase the life quality of your home & help you to reduce utility bills. Contact us here to schedule your consult.
***Check out the ebook, Bite Size Wellness by Diana Boco, in which DeAnna offered some tips***
HealthCare design services include...
The (re) design of your office and patient rooms to make more comfortable & healthy, for patients and staff
In-home visits for patients to help make their space supportive, nurturing & healthy (using universal design principles)
A review of your floor-plan to make your office/clinic patient-friendly
Contact us here to schedule an individualized design consultation!
DeAnna has been a frequent contributor to Medical Office Today...
Clients include: Froedtert Hospital for their Employee Fitness Week and Aurora Women's Center-Women's Day Expo, and the Healthcare Facilitators Symposium, as well as private doctors & clinics.
***To the LEFT is DeAnna @ the Ask the Speaker booth from the Healthcare Facilities Symposium & Expo, Navy Pier-Chicago, 10/09.***