Nick Baker is a course tutor at the Architectural Association and visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge. His interests include energy modelling, daylight design, natural ventilation and thermal comfort, and occupant behaviour influences on energy use. Koen Steemers is Professor of Sustainable Design at the University of Cambridge and Director of the architectural practice CH+W Design. An architect and environmental design specialist, Koen was recently listed as one of the "top 50 most influential people in UK sustainability" by Building Design.

• Part 1: 1. Introduction 2. Physical and psychological health and wellbeing (an overview of the current knowledge) Part 2: 3. The house and its surroundings 4. The building envelope 5. The building interior and services Part 3: 6. Synthesis and Design Studies

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.