Title
The indoor environment handbook [electronic resource] : how to make buildings healthy and comfortable / Philomena M. Bluyssen.
ISBN
9781849774611 (electronic book)
9781844077878
Publication Details
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xxx, 290 pages) : ill.
Call Number
TH6024 .B58 2009eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
729
Summary
Ensuring that buildings are healthy and comfortable for their occupants is a primary concern of all architects and building engineers. This handbook will help make that process more efficient and effective. It begins with a guide to how the human body and senses react to different indoor environmental conditions, together with basic information on the parameters of the indoor environment and problems that can occur. It then moves on to give a background to the development of the study and control of the indoor environment, examining the main considerations (including thermal, lighting, indoor air and sound-related aspects) for a healthy and comfortable indoor environment and discussing the drivers for change in the field. The final section presents a new approach towards health and comfort in the indoor environment, where meeting the wishes and demands of the occupants with a holistic strategy becomes the over-riding priority. The book is filled with useful facts, figures and analysis, and practical methods that designers who are keen to assess and improve the user experience of their buildings will find useful.
Note
Description based on print version record.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
PART I. HUMANS AND THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT: Health, comfort and indoor environmental control
Human reception and perception
The indoor environment
PART II. HEALTH AND COMFORT IN THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT: Past, present and future of health and comfort in the indoor environment
Defining health and comfort in the indoor environment
Drivers of health and comfort in the indoor environment
PART III. MANAGEMENT OF THE INDOOR ENVIRONMENT: An interactive and sustainable approach
The top down approach
The individual interactions
Summary and conclusions.
