Effect of the Indoor Environment on Human Health and Well-Being
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Green Building".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2023) | Viewed by 674
Special Issue Editor
Interests: development of biometric indicators to assess health and wellness using wearable and noninvasive physiological sensors; the impact of biophilic design on human behavior; the effect of the indoor built environment on human health
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is well-known that humans spend most of their time in indoor spaces. Urbanization has progressed such that people reside predominantly in residential and office environments. This trend has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, during which long quarantine periods have forced the majority of the global population to spend most of their time at home. If the indoor built environment is now our primary environment, then the current public health situation has revealed an urgent need for spaces that support human needs and goals (working and living in the same space), especially those that are conducive to managing stress, sleep, productivity and performance, learning, comfort, and overall physiological and mental health.
This Special Issue will present novel technologies, designs, and behavioral strategies that serve as solutions for positive health outcomes within the indoor built environment. Beyond applied strategies, the issue will also include new conceptual tools and theoretical frameworks that work toward understanding occupants’ needs, behaviors, and interactions within the indoor built environment.
We are inviting novel contributions in the form of systematic reviews, meta-analyses, and primary research that address all key aspects at the intersection of indoor environments and health. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Sustainable design;
- Indoor environmental quality and health;
- Big data to support the design of healthy residences, classrooms, and workplaces;
- Biophilic, restorative design;
- Technology adoption and evaluation (e.g., virtual or augmented technologies, lighting design, acoustical design, etc.);
- Emerging issues at the intersection of climate change and the indoor built environment (e.g., mitigation or adaptation strategies to reduce the negative impact of a changing climate on human health and well-being indoors).
Dr. Sara Aristizabal
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- indoor environmental quality (IEQ)
- environmental satisfaction
- occupant experience
- occupant health and wellbeing
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