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Indoor environment quality (IEQ) considers the overall comfort of a building’s interior and the comfort and health of its occupants. Many factors may ...
This note highlights some of the fundamental concepts that underpin biophilic design and introduces designers to some basic principles and tools that ...
Designing user-friendly passive buildings
Published: 31 May 2011 | Edited: 24 August 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in August 2018. Passive design is a fundamental feature of good building design. Going further than ...
User perceptions of health and productivity in sustainable buildings
Published: 28 February 2010 | Edited: 3 September 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in September 2018. Users of a range of commercial and institutional buildings in eleven countries ...
Electromagnetic fields in the built environment – design for minimal radiation exposure
Published: 31 August 2006This paper explores the evidence that another factor to be considered in Sick Building Syndrome and Indoor Environment Quality is exposure to ...
This note, was originally published in May, 2000. It was reviewed by John Greenwood in March, 2005. The summary page includes recent updates to the ...
This note, originally published in November 2000, was reviewed by John Greenwood in September 2005. This paper examines the issue of solar ...
Mental landscapes – the forgotten element in sustainable design
Published: 30 November 2003 | Edited: 3 October 2018This note was reviewed and approved for currency in October 2018. Built environments are an incarnation of our mental landscapes. In Western culture ...
Water conservation and harvesting in Adelaide, SA: four case studies
Published: 31 May 2011 | Edited: 10 September 2018This note was reviewed and retained for legacy in September 2018. Adelaide has a relatively long history of innovation in wastewater treatment and ...
Water sensitive urban design in the Melbourne Docklands – an overview
Published: 29 February 2008This paper outlines Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) initiatives in Melbourne Docklands and discusses experiences from the design, construction ...