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Seminars & Workshops Topics & CEU's

With topics ranging from color and light, design trends, and the impact of the interior environment on SLEEP, the selection of health related seminars, workshops and keynote presentations are all designed to inform, entertain and provide eye-opening cutting edge research into how and why the body and brain are affected by the interior environment. LISTED BELOW

Designed fo
r audiences representing architecture, design, retail, hospitality, healthcare, lighting and educational professionals to women's groups, and business leaders worldwide, each topic is fully customizable to suite your groups unique need.





Focusing Light on ...SLEEP

CEU approved course # 8170- 2 hour

ahhhhhh SLEEP !....that catch it if you can elusive commodity that dramatically impacts every aspect of our lives, yet few seem to understand, nor recognize the interconnection that the built environment has with the actual process of sleep....till now.
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Light & Sound for ...Optimal Human Performance & Function
CEU approved course # 8017

Filled with numerous hands-on activities and eye opening demonstrations, Deborah takes the mystery out of light and sound and provides cutting edge research as to how and why these long overlooked design elements are proving to be the necessary ingredients for a healthy, productive lifestyle and workforce. Part of the 2 hour ASID Distinguished Speakers Series of seminars, this presentation is also available in a longer workshop format.
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Color & Light...a designer's paint box

CEU approved course # 7740 - 1 hour
CEU approved course # 7895 - 2 hour
CEU approved course # 7345 - 3 hour

Fun, exciting, highly interactive, explorations into how and why our color filled lives are responsible for more than just aesthetics!
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Color Light Sound and ...SLEEP
CEU approved course # 1307 - 4 hour

An in depth look into how and why the design elements of color light and sound comprise our humanness and how they play a key role into how well we sleep at night and then function during the day

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Design Directives

CEU approved course # 7075 - 2 hour
CEU approved course # 7360 - 3 hour

A unique look into how and why trends linger, fads fade and classic styles remain for decades! Presented through the lens of human history, psychology, anatomy and motivation, audiences will discover the interconnection of their environment to their very existence.
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Fresh Ideas for Stale Inventories

CEU approved course # 7452 - 2 hour

A unique approach for retailers looking to solve the dilemma of how to keep existing merchandize fresh and trendy without replacing existing inventories
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Signature Style

CEU approved course # 1969 - 4 hour

Suitable for all audiences, this highly interactive session is packed with numerous demonstrations and take home design ideas to spark the inner creativity in you! CLICK ABOVE TO LEARN MORE



Color Light Texture & Sound...comfort defined!

CEU approved course # 7786 - 1 hour
CEU approved course # 7766 - 2 hour
CEU approves course # 1257 - 6 hour

A multifaceted approach to creating a comfortable place in which to live, shop, relax, learn, and heal, this hands on program gives audiences practical information with which to change their lives thru simple design interventions, lighting modifications, paint solutions and much more! TO LEARN MORE CLICK ABOVE



Epigenetic Design...the new frontier in healthy living

Multi- day workshop designed for indepth understanding of how and why the body and brain are affected by the interior environment. CEU accreditation based upon hours requested. On site training as well as classroom facilities available at Deborah's office upon request.

An extensive in depth exploration of how and why the interior environment affects the human body and brain. With detailed research citations, anatomical charts and diagrams and hands on learning objectives, audiences will discover their own body and brains from a unique perspective thus understanding the consequences design decisions plays on human health, productivity, performance, sleep, creativity and overall well being.
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Environmental Light...The New Frontier in Human Health, Cognition Productivity, Learning and SLEEP

An extensive in depth exploration of how and why the interior environment affects the human body and brain. With detailed research citations, anatomical charts and diagrams and hands on learning objectives, audiences will discover their own body and brains from a unique perspective thus understanding the consequences design decisions plays on human health, productivity, performance, sleep, creativity and overall well being.
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A Need for Light: A unique look at how the body and brain are dependent upon and affected by light
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4 6 0r 8 hour course




The Color and Sound of Light! Examining the need for sensory balanced light
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3 or 4 hour course





Color Shift..... A Unique look at the ever-changing phenomenon of color and light
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2 0r 3 hour course








Deborah Burnett is a nationally recognized health and wellness design authority and keynote presenter bridging the gap between science and evidence based epigenetic design which explores how the body and brain are affected by the interior environment. As a member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine she specializes in research and design pertaining to how color, light, sound and daylight affect sleep.
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News, Events & More

Illuminating the Future
– with Jim Benya, Jennifer Veitch and Susan Szenasyn

Knowledge to Practice: Epigenetic Design and the Built Environment
– VELUX Daylight Symposium

Evidence-Based Lighting Design, Deborah’s new book
– Wiley, Spring 2014!

Daylighting and Its Impact on Infertility
– The Daylight Project, UK Infertility Awareness Week

 
 
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