Abstract
The Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) describes an indoor space condition that the wellbeing and comfortability are provided for the users. Many researchers have highlighted the importance of adopting IEQ criteria, although they are not yet well defined in the Kurdistan region. However, environmental quality is not necessary for the contemporary buildings of the Kurdistan Region, and there is no measurement tool in the Region. This research aims to develop an IEQ assessment tool for the Kurdistan region using Mixed method methodology, both qualitative and quantitative. Therefore, a Delphi Technique was used as a method initially developed as systematic, interactive forecasting on a panel of experts. Thirty-five Delphi Candidates have reached an agreement on selecting the criteria for the IEQ, as Spss and a particular equation has used to find criteria weights. As a result, seven criteria with 22 indicators have been selected by expert ratings. A computer-based tool (KIEQA) has been created based on the scores selected by experts. Research results show that good IEQ is essential for interior design. It also offers a suitable indoor environment for users. This research has many significant advantages since it can raise awareness of issues of indoor environmental quality for architects, experts, and policymakers. Furthermore, to draw up an action plan for existing and new interior design projects in the Kurdistan Region. Future researches may concentrate on the correlation between IEQ criteria and to develop this tool regarding different building typologies.
Highlights
1.1 Sustainability and Built EnvironmentFor many decades, the subject of sustainability has become core attention for researchers, scientists, and governmental organizations as well
In the Kurdistan region, the environmental quality of contemporary dwellings does not consider to be essential; a comfortable indoor environment did not meet yet. There is no such a tool to measure the degree of sustainable interior designs in the Kurdistan region, and building regulations are neglected
The hypothesis set by this research was that international tools for assessing Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) are not suitable for the Kurdistan region
Summary
1.1 Sustainability and Built EnvironmentFor many decades, the subject of sustainability has become core attention for researchers, scientists, and governmental organizations as well. The main idea of this mystery is described as an advancement that provides the current demands without creating a risk of prohibition thing the generation from these demands (Moore, et al, 2017). Nowadays, this term has been studied and applied in the construction of buildings and built Environment (Balaras, et al, 2020). Many researchers stated that existing buildings are consuming more than 40% of total worldwide energy (Cao, et al, 2016). Sustainable design is a collective process whereby the built environment achieves unprecedented levels of ecological balance through new and retrofit construction, with the goal of long-term viability and humanization of architecture. Focusing on the environmental context sustainable design merges the natural, minimum resource conditioning solutions of the built environment and interior design, especially with the innovative technologies of the present
Sign-in/Register to view highlights & summary Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Schedule a callDisclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.
