Healthy Homes

Designing with light and air for sustainability and wellbeing

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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It is widely acknowledged that there is an urgent need to transform our housing stock to a better energy performance level. However, improving energy performance should not result in a negative impact on the health, wellbeing and the comfort of building occupants. There are many energy-neutral features that can be incorporated at small or zero cost which have a positive effect on wellbeing. This book aims to outline and discuss these aspects of building design.The issue of health and wellbeing has already entered into design advice for the workplace, where productivity and absenteeism are often used as indicators. This book concentrates on residential buildings, notably mass housing and affordable strategies, for which new, more socially and health-oriented indicators are being developed.Provides practical design guidance based on scientific evidenceExplores both physical and psychological wellbeingFocuses on the home and immediate domestic environmentStructured in an accessible way for architects and designers

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Utgivningsdatum2019-10-01
Mått210 x 250 x 21 mm
Vikt1 060 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor224
FörlagRIBA Publishing
ISBN9781859467138

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Nick Baker is a course tutor at the Architectural Association.While he originally studied physics he has nevertheless spent most of hisprofessional life working in architecture and building. His interests include energy modelling, daylight design, natural ventilation and thermalcomfort, as well as the broader field of sustainable design. He has written andcontributed to several books on these topics, including a book on SustainableRefurbishment partly based on material from a recent EU funded demonstrationproject, where he served on the expert panel. More recently he has becomeinterested in the way occupants interact with buildings, and in particular, theway their behaviour influences energy use. Now retired, for much of his career Nick was alecturer at Cambridge University Department of Architecture, and is a visiting lecturer and external examiner at severalother universities.Koen Steemers is Professor of Sustainable Design in the Department of Architecture, Universityof Cambridge, Professorial Fellow at Jesus College, and is a Director of the architecturalpractice CH+W Design. Previously he was Head of Department(2008-14) and Director of the Martin Centre for Architectural and UrbanStudies, the research arm of the Department of Architecture at the Universityof Cambridge (2003-08). An architect and environmental design specialist, Koenwas recently listed as one of the "top 50 most influential people in UKsustainability" by Building Design. His current work deals with thearchitectural and urban implications of environmental issues ranging from energyuse to human well-being.

This book makes atimely contribution to the built environment and health research and the communitymore broadly. Having access to the Healthy Homes book would be extremelybeneficial to many trying to improve the design, experience and performance oftheir homes through an evidence-based approach. Students and industryprofessionals are likely to benefit from the technically driven content andapplied nature of design examples. Members of the community may find theoverview of aspects relevant to health and wellbeing within the residentialcontext. Healthy Homes aims to identify the keyindoor environmental elements that have an effect on human health and wellbeingin residential buildings, with a view of informing design decisions. The bookis extremely successful in achieving this goal, making a significantcontribution to the dissemination of this type of content within a wideraudience. -- Review by Christhina Candido, Associate Professor at theUniversity of Melbourne, Australia, in Buildings & Cities magazine, June 2021.A much needed appraisal of the current state of design forwellbeing, this book covers the broad range of issues affecting livingenvironments and impacts on psychological and physical health. The writing isaccessible, adopting a sustainability audit approach which will be useful forstudents and designers in urban design and housing. The book is an excellent referenceand appropriate for an uncertain future where urbanisation and considerationof climate change requires continual design refinements to achieve healthyhomes. – Review by Gary Young in Planning in London magazine, Issue 112, January- March 2020.