Healthy buildings : the power of indoor spaces to boost performance and wellbeing. / txt
Joseph G. Allen, John D. Macomber.
- xiii, 313 p. : ill. ; charts ; 25 cm. book
"With a new chapter on pandemic resilience"--Book jacket First edition published as: Healthy buildings : how indoor spaces drive performance and productivity (2020)
I. The case for healthy buildings: Who are we and why should you care? -- The global mega-changes shaping our world, our buildings, and us -- Why are we ignoring the 90 percent? -- Putting the building to work for you -- Creating and capturing value -- II. A healthy building strategy: The 9 foundations of a healthy building -- Our global chemical experiment -- Buildings as a first line of defense against Covid and other airborne infectious diseases -- Healthy building certification systems -- Moving from KPIs to HPIs -- Beyond the Four Walls -- What's now and what's next? -- Conclusion: Buildings, business, health, and wealth --
"For too long we've designed buildings that haven't focused on the people inside--their health, their ability to work effectively, and what that means for the bottom line. An authoritative introduction to a movement whose vital importance is now all too clear, Healthy Buildings breaks down the science and makes a compelling business case for creating healthier offices, schools, and homes. As the COVID-19 crisis brought into sharp focus, indoor spaces can make you sick--or keep you healthy. Fortunately, we now have the know-how and technology to keep people safe indoors. But there is more to securing your office, school, or home than wiping down surfaces. Levels of carbon dioxide, particulates, humidity, pollution, and a toxic soup of volatile organic compounds from everyday products can influence our health in ways people aren't always aware of. This landmark book, revised and updated with the latest research since the COVID-19 pandemic, lays out a compelling case for more environmentally friendly and less toxic offices, schools, and homes. It features a concise explanation of disease transmission indoors, and provides tips for making buildings the first line of defense. Joe Allen and John Macomber dispel the myth that we can't have both energy-efficient buildings and good indoor air quality. We can--and must--have both. At the center of the great convergence of green, smart, and safe buildings, healthy buildings are vital to the push for more sustainable urbanization that will shape our future."-- From publisher's website
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Business and economics--Real Estate--General Constructions durables Industrial buildings--Health aspects Industrial productivity--Effect of technological innovations on Sustainable buildings