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Creating healthy and sustainable buildings : an assessment of health risk factors

The open access book discusses human health and wellbeing within the context of built environments. It provides a comprehensive overview of relevant sources of literature and user complaints that clearly demonstrate the consequences of lack of attention to health in current building design and planning. Current designing of energy-efficient buildings is mainly focused on looking at energy problems and not on addressing health. Therefore, even green buildings that place environmental aspects above health issues can be uncomfortable and unhealthy, and can lead to public health problems. The authors identify many health risk factors and their parameters, and the interactions among risk factors and building design elements. They point to the need for public health specialists, engineers and planners to come together and review built environments for human wellbeing and environmental sustainability. The authors therefore present a tool for holistic decision-making processes, leading to short- and long-term benefits for people and their environment.

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Series Title
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Call Number
720.47 DOV c
Publisher
Cham, Switzerland : Springer Open.,
Collation
xviii, 160p. : ill.
Language
English
ISBN/ISSN
9783030194123
Classification
720.47
Content Type
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Media Type
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Carrier Type
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Edition
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Subject(s)
Sustainable buildings
Sustainable buildings--Design and construction
Quality of life--Research
Sustainable architecture
Specific Detail Info
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Statement of Responsibility
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