# Environmental Design Research Association Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-factors-minute-6018615/environmental-design-research-association Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-factors-minute-6018615/environmental-design-research-association.md Podcast: [Human Factors Minute](https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-factors-minute-6018615) Published: 2026-07-10T07:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://humanfactorsminute.com/episode/environmental-design-research-association Audio file: https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/7c6fe0dc-5a53-477b-9bbe-fe430aa6a542/131-20HFM-20-20Environmental-20Design-20Research-20Association-converted.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/human-factors-minute-6018615/episodes/environmental-design-research-association Duration seconds: 107 ## Resource The Environmental Design Research Association was formed in 1968 by designers who believed they had the social responsibility to use their expertise as a tool to alleviate environmental problems. The EDRA is the product of the Design Methods Group joining forces with the myriad of independent efforts of like minded organizations with the understanding that their work would be stronger together. As one, EDRA advocates on behalf of healthier, more democratic human environments. The mission of the EDRA is to build a collaborative community between disciplines that creates and advocates for environments that are responsive to human needs. In pursuit of this goal, the EDRA bridges theory, research, teaching, and practice to create more humane environments in collaboration with communities worldwide. They also promote research essential to improving quality of life while advocating for social justice. Human factors guide the EDRA. Members are leaders in environment and behavior studies, evidence-based design, facility evaluation methods, sustainability, community planning, universal design, diversity in design, workplace design and informatics, design education, and digital technologies. Together they advance and publicize environmental design research, which facilitates a stronger general understanding of the relationship between people, their built environment, and natural ecosystems. For more information please visit EDRA.org. Be sure to check out our main show at our official website:  https://www.humanfactorscast.media Support us on these platforms to get access to the entire Human Factors Minute library: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/humanfactorscast Buy us a coffee:  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/hfactorspodcast Join us on Discord: https://go.humanfactorsc… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/human-factors-minute-6018615/episodes/environmental-design-research-association/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-factors-minute-6018615/environmental-design-research-association.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.