Building Health and Wellbeing

Stephen Emmitt

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9781032380216
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000929041
• Topic: Medicine
• Subtopic: Architecture General

This book focuses on the relationship between buildings and our health and wellbeing, and by extension our quality of life. Expanding on the 50th anniversary Special Issue of Building Research & Information (BRI), which was dedicated to health and wellbeing, articles have been extended and updated to complement contributions from new authors. Building Health and Wellbeing covers design for ageing, energy poverty and health, productivity and thermal comfort in offices, housing space and occupancy standards, and much more. The aim is to explore the inter-relationship between people and our buildings. Chapters are supported with new case studies to illustrate global approaches to a common challenge, while demonstrating local strategies to suit different climates. The content covers housing, offices, and healthcare facilities and the unique aspect of the book is the people perspective, providing outlooks from different age groups and users of buildings. It will act as an important reference for academics in the built environment and healthcare sectors.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Series Preface
• Introduction
• 1 Exploring the concept of a healthy office and healthy employees
• 2 The productivity of office occupants in relation to the indoor thermal environment
• 3 Use of portable air purifiers, occupant behaviour, and indoor air quality in homes in three European cities
• 4 Hospitalised patients' adaptation strategies and how they influence their indoor environmental comfort
• 5 Environmental qualities and features in mental and behavioural health environments
• 6 Mobility, independence, and spatial distance in rehabilitation centres for stroke
• 7 Outdoor activity-friendly environments for older adults with disabilities: A case study in China from a functioning perspective
• 8 Healthy ageing and the relationship with the built environment and design
• 9 Energy poverty, poor housing, and the wellbeing of older Australians
• Conclusion
• Index