Abstract
Design strategies for sustainable buildings, that improve building performance and avoid extensive resource utilization, should also promote healthy indoor environments. The following paper contains a review of the couplings between (1) building design, (2) indoor environmental quality and (3) occupant behavior. The paper focuses on defining the limits of adaptation on the three aforementioned levels to ensure the energy efficiency of the whole system and healthy environments. The adaptation limits are described for measurable physical parameters and the relevant responsible human sensory systems, evaluating thermal comfort, visual comfort, indoor air quality and acoustical quality. The goal is to describe the interactions between the three levels where none is a passive participant, but rather an active agent of a wider human-built environment system. The conclusions are drawn in regard to the comfort of the occupant. The study reviews more than 300 sources, ranging from journals, books, conference proceedings, and reports complemented by a review of standards and directives.
Highlights
On average, people spend around 80–90% of their lives inside buildings [1]
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The review paper was drafted based on an analysis of more than 300 scientific publications, published between 1960 and 2019, that dealt with the topics concerning IEQ, energy efficiency, occupant comfort, and health, sustainability and adaptability of the built environment
Summary
People spend around 80–90% of their lives inside buildings [1]. buildings have to provide a healthy and comfortable environment for humans. The amount of energy consumed depends on the criteria set for the indoor environment and applied technology and on the behavior of occupants [7] This may create a conflict between strategies that focus on the reduction of energy consumption and those to maintain a healthy and comfortable indoor environment. In thispolicy paper,iswe will before describe the process of adaptation, can take place in the efficiency given a research review summarythat is presented focused onhuman-built operational environment system, at three different levelsand Energy at the building and construction level (passive active designs),with the description of efficient and design comfortable indoor environments.
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