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Healthy Homes
Designing with light and air for sustainability and wellbeing
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Ideal for architects, designers, students, and professionals in the building industry interested in sustainable housing and occupant wellbeing, as well as community members keen on understanding health-oriented residential design.
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 evidence.
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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. Healthy Homes 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 evidence
- Explores both physical and psychological wellbeing
- Focuses on the home and immediate domestic environment
- Structured in an accessible way for architects and designers
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Praised for making a timely and significant contribution, Healthy Homes is valued by both students and professionals for its evidence-based approach and practical design examples. It effectively identifies key indoor environmental factors influencing health and wellbeing in residential settings, facilitating informed design decisions. This appraisal from Christhina Candido, Associate Professor at the University of Melbourne, highlights its importance for those seeking to enhance home design through scientific insight.
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ISBN: 9781859467138
Publisher: RIBA Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 October 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: RIBA Publishing
Audience: Professional and scholarly
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Width: 210.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 224
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About the Author
Nick Baker is a course tutor at the Architectural Association. While he originally studied physics he has nevertheless spent most of his professional life working in architecture and building. His interests include energy modelling, daylight design, natural ventilation and thermal comfort, as well as the broader field of sustainable design. He has written and contributed to several books on these topics, including a book on Sustainable Refurbishment partly based on material from a recent EU funded demonstration project, where he served on the expert panel. More recently he has become interested in the way occupants interact with buildings, and in particular, the way their behaviour influences energy use. Now retired, for much of his career Nick was a lecturer at Cambridge University Department of Architecture, and is a visiting lecturer and external examiner at several other universities.
Koen Steemers is Professor of Sustainable Design in the Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge, Professorial Fellow at Jesus College, and is a Director of the architectural practice CH+W Design. Previously he was Head of Department (2008-14) and Director of the Martin Centre for Architectural and Urban Studies, the research arm of the Department of Architecture at the University of Cambridge (2003-08). 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. His current work deals with the architectural and urban implications of environmental issues ranging from energy use to human well-being.
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