Human Health and Well-Being in Relation to Circular and Flexible Infill Design: Assessment Criteria on the Operational Level
| Autor: | P.G. Luscuere, Martin Tenpierik, Bob Geldermans |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Architectural engineering
Relation (database) product operations Computer science 020209 energy Geography Planning and Development TJ807-830 02 engineering and technology Linkage (mechanical) circular building 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law Building design TD194-195 assessment criteria 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources law.invention Indoor air quality law human health and well-being 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Infill GE1-350 Environmental quality 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Sustainable development Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment flexible building Environmental sciences infill materials |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, 11(7) Sustainability, Vol 11, Iss 7, p 1984 (2019) Sustainability Volume 11 Issue 7 |
| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |
| Popis: | This paper addresses the connection between circular building design and residential health and well-being. The general research objective is to determine assessment criteria for the performance of indoor partitioning products in a circular model. The overarching aim is to establish a more integrated and inclusive approach to the transition from linear to circular built environments. This ties in with recent calls for a more comprehensive evidence-base to better inform the policy debate, in the light of interrelated Sustainable Development Goals. The paper emphasises the operational level, looking closer at the actual performance of circular economy implementation, providing more grip on performance indicators of infill components in circular applications, specifically partition walls. Next to partitioning one can think of other components in the infill domain, such as kitchens, bathrooms and mechanical, electrical, plumbing installations. After a brief background sketch, a literature review is reported regarding indoor environmental quality and indoor air quality in general and the linkage with circular and flexible building (products) in particular. Next, an analysis is made of three assessment schemes that address the operational level. Subsequently, several criteria are synthesized and tested. It was shown that the assessment schemes have overlapping and complementary features that, in unison, provide a solid basis for an integrated assessment of circularity potential and health impact of infill products. The test-case helped to pinpoint generic, as well as case-specific, learning points. The interface between product performance and building performance over time remains a grey zone, insufficiently covered by current criteria. More stringent coordination efforts are essential to safeguard circularity potential and healthy living environments pre-use, post-use and not least in-use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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