Indoor Environment Quality and Health in Energy-Efficient Buildings

This Special Issue addresses a topic that is of great relevance as, nowadays, in developed countries, individuals spend most of their time indoors and, depending on each person, the presence at home ranges between 60% and 90% of the day, with 30% of that time spent sleeping. Considering these data,...

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description This Special Issue addresses a topic that is of great relevance as, nowadays, in developed countries, individuals spend most of their time indoors and, depending on each person, the presence at home ranges between 60% and 90% of the day, with 30% of that time spent sleeping. Considering these data, indoor residential environments have a direct influence on human health, especially considering that, in developing countries, significant levels of indoor pollution make housing unsafe, having an impact on the health of inhabitants. Therefore, housing is a key health factor for people all over the world, and various parameters, such as air quality, ventilation, hygrothermal comfort, lighting, physical environment, and building efficiency, can contribute to healthy architecture, as well as to the conditions that can result from the poor application of these parameters. The articles in this Special Issue thus address issues concerning indoor environmental quality (IEQ), which is described, more simply, as the conditions inside a building. This includes air quality, but also access to daylight and views, pleasant acoustic conditions, and occupant control over lighting and thermal comfort. IEQ also includes the functional aspects of the space, such as whether the layout provides easy access to tools and people when needed and whether there is sufficient space for the occupants. Building managers and operators can increase building occupant satisfaction by considering all aspects of IEQ rather than focusing on temperature or air quality alone.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-809442024-03-27T16:34:42Z Indoor Environment Quality and Health in Energy-Efficient Buildings González Lezcano, Roberto Alonso indoor air quality thermal comfort airtightness natural ventilation educational buildings thermal insulation sustainable materials fique thermal conductivity thermogravimetry green architecture urban heat island microclimate feed-forward neural networks air temperature measurements in-situ measurements urban models urban environment climate change COVID-19 MgO-based cement sustainability energy efficiency architecture building evaluation functional adequacy human-centered IEQ learning space place attachment social interaction social participation sustainable building quality air epidemiology data analysis statistics nursing homes geopolymer fly ash basalt fiber basalt waste aggregate mechanical properties lean manufacturing modular construction sustainability architecture efficient buildings lean construction thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general This Special Issue addresses a topic that is of great relevance as, nowadays, in developed countries, individuals spend most of their time indoors and, depending on each person, the presence at home ranges between 60% and 90% of the day, with 30% of that time spent sleeping. Considering these data, indoor residential environments have a direct influence on human health, especially considering that, in developing countries, significant levels of indoor pollution make housing unsafe, having an impact on the health of inhabitants. Therefore, housing is a key health factor for people all over the world, and various parameters, such as air quality, ventilation, hygrothermal comfort, lighting, physical environment, and building efficiency, can contribute to healthy architecture, as well as to the conditions that can result from the poor application of these parameters. The articles in this Special Issue thus address issues concerning indoor environmental quality (IEQ), which is described, more simply, as the conditions inside a building. This includes air quality, but also access to daylight and views, pleasant acoustic conditions, and occupant control over lighting and thermal comfort. IEQ also includes the functional aspects of the space, such as whether the layout provides easy access to tools and people when needed and whether there is sufficient space for the occupants. Building managers and operators can increase building occupant satisfaction by considering all aspects of IEQ rather than focusing on temperature or air quality alone. 2022-05-06T11:17:23Z 2022-05-06T11:17:23Z 2022 book ONIX_20220506_9783036536651_9 9783036536651 9783036536668 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/80944 eng image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5282 https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5282 MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 10.3390/books978-3-0365-3666-8 10.3390/books978-3-0365-3666-8 46cabcaa-dd94-4bfe-87b4-55023c1b36d0 9783036536651 9783036536668 174 Basel open access
spellingShingle indoor air quality
thermal comfort
airtightness
natural ventilation
educational buildings
thermal insulation
sustainable materials
fique
thermal conductivity
thermogravimetry
green architecture
urban heat island
microclimate
feed-forward neural networks
air temperature measurements
in-situ measurements
urban models
urban environment
climate change
COVID-19
MgO-based cement
sustainability
energy efficiency
architecture
building evaluation
functional adequacy
human-centered
IEQ
learning space
place attachment
social interaction
social participation
sustainable building
quality air
epidemiology
data analysis
statistics
nursing homes
geopolymer
fly ash
basalt fiber
basalt waste aggregate
mechanical properties
lean manufacturing
modular construction
sustainability architecture
efficient buildings
lean construction
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
Indoor Environment Quality and Health in Energy-Efficient Buildings
title Indoor Environment Quality and Health in Energy-Efficient Buildings
title_full Indoor Environment Quality and Health in Energy-Efficient Buildings
title_fullStr Indoor Environment Quality and Health in Energy-Efficient Buildings
title_full_unstemmed Indoor Environment Quality and Health in Energy-Efficient Buildings
title_short Indoor Environment Quality and Health in Energy-Efficient Buildings
title_sort indoor environment quality and health in energy efficient buildings
topic indoor air quality
thermal comfort
airtightness
natural ventilation
educational buildings
thermal insulation
sustainable materials
fique
thermal conductivity
thermogravimetry
green architecture
urban heat island
microclimate
feed-forward neural networks
air temperature measurements
in-situ measurements
urban models
urban environment
climate change
COVID-19
MgO-based cement
sustainability
energy efficiency
architecture
building evaluation
functional adequacy
human-centered
IEQ
learning space
place attachment
social interaction
social participation
sustainable building
quality air
epidemiology
data analysis
statistics
nursing homes
geopolymer
fly ash
basalt fiber
basalt waste aggregate
mechanical properties
lean manufacturing
modular construction
sustainability architecture
efficient buildings
lean construction
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
topic_facet indoor air quality
thermal comfort
airtightness
natural ventilation
educational buildings
thermal insulation
sustainable materials
fique
thermal conductivity
thermogravimetry
green architecture
urban heat island
microclimate
feed-forward neural networks
air temperature measurements
in-situ measurements
urban models
urban environment
climate change
COVID-19
MgO-based cement
sustainability
energy efficiency
architecture
building evaluation
functional adequacy
human-centered
IEQ
learning space
place attachment
social interaction
social participation
sustainable building
quality air
epidemiology
data analysis
statistics
nursing homes
geopolymer
fly ash
basalt fiber
basalt waste aggregate
mechanical properties
lean manufacturing
modular construction
sustainability architecture
efficient buildings
lean construction
thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GP Research and information: general
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