The indoor environment handbook : how to make buildings healthy and comfortable / / Philomena M. Bluyssen |
Autore | Bluyssen Philomena M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
Disciplina | 729 |
Soggetto topico |
Buildings - Environmental engineering
Sick building syndrome - Prevention |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-136-54482-8
1-282-50620-X 9786612506208 1-84977-461-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Indoor Environment Handbook; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Plates; Why this Book?; How to Read this Book; Acknowledgements; List of Symbols, Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I: Humans and the Indoor Environment; 1. Health, Comfort and Indoor Environmental Control; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Disorders and diseases; 1.3 Indoor environmental parameters and control; 1.4 Link with Parts II and III; 2. Human Reception and Perception; 2.1 The human senses and human systems; 2.1.1 Human senses; 2.1.2 Human systems; 2.1.3 Possible diseases and disorders
2.1.4 Measurement of human reception and perception2.2 The human skin; 2.2.1 Components of the skin; 2.2.2 Mechanisms; 2.2.3 Possible diseases and disorders; 2.3 The human eye; 2.3.1 Components of the eye; 2.3.2 Mechanisms; 2.3.3 Possible diseases and disorders; 2.4 The human nose; 2.4.1 Components of the nose; 2.4.2 Mechanisms; 2.4.3 Possible diseases and disorders; 2.5 The human ear; 2.5.1 Components of the ear; 2.5.2 Mechanisms; 2.5.3 Possible diseases and disorders; 2.6 The human respiratory tract; 2.6.1 Components of the respiratory tract; 2.6.2 Mechanisms 2.6.3 Possible diseases and disorders3. The Indoor Environment; 3.1 Indoor environmental factors; 3.2 Thermal parameters; 3.2.1 Parameters and definitions; 3.2.2 Mechanisms; 3.2.3 Energy balance of a person; 3.2.4 Measurement; 3.2.5 Control strategies; 3.3 Lighting parameters; 3.3.1 Parameters and definitions; 3.3.2 Mechanisms; 3.3.3 Sources of light; 3.3.4 Sources of non-visible electromagnetic radiation; 3.3.5 Measurement; 3.3.6 Control strategies; 3.4 Indoor air parameters; 3.4.1 Parameters and definitions; 3.4.2 Pollutants and sources; 3.4.3 Emissions mechanisms 3.4.4 Ventilation mechanisms3.4.5 Measurement; 3.4.6 Control strategies; 3.5 Sound parameters; 3.5.1 Parameters and definitions; 3.5.2 Mechanisms; 3.5.3 Sources of noise; 3.5.4 Measurement; 3.5.5 Control strategies; Part II: Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment; 4. Past, Present and Future of Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Definition of health and comfort; 4.3 Drivers of health and comfort; 4.4 Link to Part III; 5. Defining Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment; 5.1 Component-related approach 5.1.1 From thermal comfort to simulation and adaptive comfort5.1.2 From daylight entry and visual comfort to lighting and health; 5.1.3 From ventilation to source control; 5.1.4 From noise disturbance to noise, health and vibrations; 5.2 Bottom-up holistic approach; 5.2.1 More than one parameter; 5.2.2 Epidemiological studies; 5.2.3 Psycho-social effects; 5.3 Performance concepts and indicators; 5.3.1 Performance evaluations; 5.3.2 Financial evaluation; 5.3.3 Savings and productivity gains; 5.3.4 Health and comfort; 6. Drivers of Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment 6.1 External drivers |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456704803321 |
Bluyssen Philomena M. | ||
London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The indoor environment handbook : how to make buildings healthy and comfortable / / Philomena M. Bluyssen |
Autore | Bluyssen Philomena M. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (310 p.) |
Disciplina | 729 |
Soggetto topico |
Buildings - Environmental engineering
Sick building syndrome - Prevention |
ISBN |
1-136-54481-X
1-136-54482-8 1-282-50620-X 9786612506208 1-84977-461-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; The Indoor Environment Handbook; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures, Tables, Boxes and Plates; Why this Book?; How to Read this Book; Acknowledgements; List of Symbols, Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I: Humans and the Indoor Environment; 1. Health, Comfort and Indoor Environmental Control; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Disorders and diseases; 1.3 Indoor environmental parameters and control; 1.4 Link with Parts II and III; 2. Human Reception and Perception; 2.1 The human senses and human systems; 2.1.1 Human senses; 2.1.2 Human systems; 2.1.3 Possible diseases and disorders
2.1.4 Measurement of human reception and perception2.2 The human skin; 2.2.1 Components of the skin; 2.2.2 Mechanisms; 2.2.3 Possible diseases and disorders; 2.3 The human eye; 2.3.1 Components of the eye; 2.3.2 Mechanisms; 2.3.3 Possible diseases and disorders; 2.4 The human nose; 2.4.1 Components of the nose; 2.4.2 Mechanisms; 2.4.3 Possible diseases and disorders; 2.5 The human ear; 2.5.1 Components of the ear; 2.5.2 Mechanisms; 2.5.3 Possible diseases and disorders; 2.6 The human respiratory tract; 2.6.1 Components of the respiratory tract; 2.6.2 Mechanisms 2.6.3 Possible diseases and disorders3. The Indoor Environment; 3.1 Indoor environmental factors; 3.2 Thermal parameters; 3.2.1 Parameters and definitions; 3.2.2 Mechanisms; 3.2.3 Energy balance of a person; 3.2.4 Measurement; 3.2.5 Control strategies; 3.3 Lighting parameters; 3.3.1 Parameters and definitions; 3.3.2 Mechanisms; 3.3.3 Sources of light; 3.3.4 Sources of non-visible electromagnetic radiation; 3.3.5 Measurement; 3.3.6 Control strategies; 3.4 Indoor air parameters; 3.4.1 Parameters and definitions; 3.4.2 Pollutants and sources; 3.4.3 Emissions mechanisms 3.4.4 Ventilation mechanisms3.4.5 Measurement; 3.4.6 Control strategies; 3.5 Sound parameters; 3.5.1 Parameters and definitions; 3.5.2 Mechanisms; 3.5.3 Sources of noise; 3.5.4 Measurement; 3.5.5 Control strategies; Part II: Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment; 4. Past, Present and Future of Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Definition of health and comfort; 4.3 Drivers of health and comfort; 4.4 Link to Part III; 5. Defining Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment; 5.1 Component-related approach 5.1.1 From thermal comfort to simulation and adaptive comfort5.1.2 From daylight entry and visual comfort to lighting and health; 5.1.3 From ventilation to source control; 5.1.4 From noise disturbance to noise, health and vibrations; 5.2 Bottom-up holistic approach; 5.2.1 More than one parameter; 5.2.2 Epidemiological studies; 5.2.3 Psycho-social effects; 5.3 Performance concepts and indicators; 5.3.1 Performance evaluations; 5.3.2 Financial evaluation; 5.3.3 Savings and productivity gains; 5.3.4 Health and comfort; 6. Drivers of Health and Comfort in the Indoor Environment 6.1 External drivers |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780965703321 |
Bluyssen Philomena M. | ||
London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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