The Indoor Environment Handbook : How to Make Buildings Healthy and Comfortable

ISBN-13: 9781844077878 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 290 str.

Philomena M. Bluyssen

Opis

This is a how-to guide for architects and building engineers to ensure that buildings are healthy and comfortable for their occupants. It covers the common problems that can result from poor design and provides optimum responses and practical solutions.

Spis treści

Why this Book?  How to Read This Book  Part I: Humans and the Indoor Environment  1. Health and Comfort & Indoor Environmental Control  2. Human Reception and Perception  3. The Indoor Environment  Part II: Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment  4. Past, Present and Future of Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment  5. Defining Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment  6. Drivers of Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment  Part III: Management of the Indoor Environment  7. An Interactive and Sustainable Approach  8. The Top Down Approach  9. The Individual Interactions  Summary and Conclusions  Annexes:  A. TOBUS  B. Sensory Evaluation by the Human Nose  C. Current Standards and Regulations  D. Some Attributes and Factors

O autorze

After more than two decades working for TNO, Philomena M. Bluyssen started as a full Professor of Indoor Environment at the Delft University of Technology in 2012. She has written more than 170 publications.