AGNR 301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Indoor Air Quality, Computer Graphics Lighting, Passive Solar Building Design
4 Dec 2017
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6. 1 the built environment as centerpiece, catalyst, and curse: elements that contribute to healthy building design. To ensure good indoor air quality, the product development for household use should aim to reduce material susceptibility to contaminants such as mold, and should adopt customer oriented product labeling. Environmental sustainability contributes to health, productivity, and quality of life. 25% of conditioning energy: healthy, sustainable light: maximize daylight without glare, high quality light fixtures, dynamic lighting zones. Improve lighting design increases productivity 0. 7-23% and reduces headaches: access to natural environment: designing for passive solar heating and cooling, increase productivity 0. 4-18%, saves 40% lighting energy. Land use and transportation: mixed use communities and multigenerational mobility with mixed mode transportation, walkable neighborhoods to prevent obesity cool roofs and tree canopies. Quantifying the value of the built environment to health. Average employer cost for health insurance: per year, many health conditions linked to quality of indoor environment such as colds, headaches, back pain.
