Creating Healthy and Sustainable Buildings : An Assessment of Health Risk Factors.

Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contribution of Reviewers -- Contents -- 1 Introduction -- Abstract -- 1.1 Characteristics of Built Environments -- 1.2 A Historical Background of the Built Environment -- 1.3 Morphology of Engineering Design of Built Environments -- 1.4 Legal Framework -- 1.4.1 Legal Framework Towards Energy Efficiency -- 1.4.2 Legal Framework Towards a Healthy Environment -- 1.5 Relevant Problems in the Built Environment, User Complaints -- 1.6 Most Common Problems in the Built Environment-Epidemiological Data -- 1.7 Main Objectives of Planning -- References -- 2 Health Outcomes Related to Built Environments -- Abstract -- 2.1 Healthy Versus Unhealthy Buildings -- 2.2 Comfortable Versus Uncomfortable Conditions -- 2.2.1 Satisfaction of Human Needs in the Built Environment and the Process of Homeostasis -- 2.2.2 Overall Comfort -- 2.2.3 Thermal Comfort -- 2.3 Wellbeing and Sustainable Buildings -- 2.3.1 Sustainable, Eco-friendly, Green and Low Carbon Buildings -- 2.4 Health Effects in the Built Environment -- 2.4.1 Sick Building Syndrome Versus Building-Related Illness -- 2.5 Health Outcomes Related to Unhealthy Built Environments -- 2.5.1 Building Dampness -- 2.5.2 Uncomfortable Thermal Environment -- 2.5.3 Poor Indoor Air Quality -- 2.5.4 Excessive Noise -- 2.5.5 Lack of Daylight -- 2.6 Population Groups and Priority Environments -- References -- 3 Identification of Health Risk Factors and Their Parameters -- Abstract -- 3.1 Determinants of Health, Health Risk, and Health Hazard Factors -- 3.2 Identification and Classification of Health Risk Factors in Built Environments and Their Parameters -- 3.3 Association Between Potential Health Outcomes and Physical Health Risk Factors in Built Environments -- 3.4 Association Between Potential Health Outcomes and Chemical Health Risk Factors in Built Environments.

3.5 Association Between Potential Health Outcomes and Biological Health Risk Factors in Built Environments -- 3.6 Association Between Potential Health Outcomes and Psychosocial Health Risk Factors in Built Environments -- 3.7 Association Between Potential Health Outcomes and Other Factors in Built Environments -- References -- 4 Interactions Among Health Risk Factors and Decision-Making Process in the Design of Built Environments -- Abstract -- 4.1 Health Risk and Management Assessment Model in Built Environments -- 4.2 Single-Group Interactions -- 4.2.1 Physical-Physical Interactions -- 4.2.2 Chemical-Chemical Interactions -- 4.2.3 Chemical-Physical Interactions -- 4.2.4 Chemical-Biological Interactions -- 4.2.5 Biological-Biological Interactions -- 4.2.6 Biological-Physical Interactions -- 4.2.7 Personal-Physical Interactions -- 4.2.8 Personal-Chemical Interactions -- 4.2.9 Interactions Between Other Health Risk Factors and Their Parameters -- 4.3 Multi-group Interactions -- 4.4 Decision-Making Tool in the Design of Built Environments -- 4.5 Short-Term and Long-Term Benefits of Holistic Design -- References -- Index.

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