Healthy Homes

Healthy Homes

by Nick Baker and Koen Steemers
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 18/10/2019

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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 evidence Explores both physical and psychological wellbeing Focuses on the home and immediate domestic environment Structured in an accessible way for architects and designers.

ISBN:
9781000705294
9781000705294
Category:
Architecture
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
18-10-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
RIBA Publishing
Nick Baker

Nick Baker is simply a naturalist. His life-long passion and natural curiosity for anything living has led to a varied career as a field biologist, broadcaster and communicator of natural history. Nick has over twenty years' experience hosting shows for the BBC, National Geographic and Discovery, including Springwatch, Weird Creatures and Ultimate Explorer. He has also authored ten books on the subject of wildlife and natural history. Nick is a strong believer in the fact you can't protect what you don't value or connect with, and so, to this day he continues in whatever way he can to help others rediscover a natural empathy with the wild world.

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