Environmental Control and the Creation of Well-being

Shweta Manchanda () and Koen Steemers ()
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Shweta Manchanda: University of Michigan
Koen Steemers: University of Cambridge

Chapter Chapter 5 in Sustainable Environmental Design in Architecture, 2012, pp 69-81 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The provision and maintenance of human comfort has been a primary goal of building design. Various systems of ventilation and space conditioning control are in use today aiming to meet these requirements of indoor environmental quality. The recent past, however, has seen growing environmental issues, which have raised concerns about the levels of energy used by some of these practices. The necessity of using increasing amounts of energy to provide high performance environments is hereby questioned. These include concerns for well-being, beyond physical comfort, including overall satisfaction and all-round health. This chapter presents explorations examining the different environmental alternatives in use today and their effectiveness to deliver quality indoor environments. These studies carried out at the Martin Centre, University of Cambridge, put forth a case for low energy sustainable design to provide for improved well-being.

Keywords: Mixed Mode; Indoor Environment; Natural Ventilation; Sustainable Design; Occupant Satisfaction (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0745-5_5

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