Architecture and health
Description
Does a building make you sick or does it actually make you feel better?
On the one hand, the indoor climate of buildings is threatening to become increasingly unhealthy due to ever more far-reaching environmental measures; on the other hand, architecture, in consultation with modern techniques and insights, can actually contribute more and more to well-being. It seems contradictory, but is this really the case?
During this symposium, we will take a closer look at the creation of healthy buildings from the perspective of commissioning, materials, technology (domotics) and human behaviour.
Area of tension between environmentally-friendly and people-friendly building
Most people spend more time inside buildings than outside. Not infrequently, the indoor climate is unhealthier than the outdoor climate.
A consequence of the introduction of the energy performance standard is that the indoor climate in homes may deteriorate. A third of all homes already struggle with an unhealthy living environment. And this will only get worse if the air permeability of buildings decreases even further. On the positive side, not only can architecture adversely affect health, but the reverse is also true. In various ways, architecture can contribute to people's physical and mental health. Architecture is even capable of promoting healing processes, and in completely different ways.
Physical and virtual architecture
In the context of this topic, it is necessary to distinguish between the physical and the virtual building. A building facilitates human behaviour and this takes place partly through physical solutions, but increasingly also through virtual solutions. Not infrequently, virtual solutions can replace physical solutions. One example is signage where fixed signs can be replaced by displays and colour-changing materials. Another example is the application of various techniques with which glass can be made opaque to replace physical blinds or curtains.
On the occasion of this conference, an explicit principle is that modern architecture is an integration of physical and virtual design.
Speaker(s)
Prof. Dr. Ir. Masi Mohammadi
Dr. Jantine Bouma
Ir. Atto Harsta, Aldus Bouwinnovatie Amsterdam
Ir. Gerbrandt van Staveren, Cruxin
Prof. Dr. Ad Pruyn, University of Twente
Eric Vreedenburgh, Archipel Designers
Duzan Doepel, Doepelstrijkers
More information about the speakers via the link below.
Location
Prinsessegracht 23, 2514 AP The Hague
Organiser
Construction
Industrial Design
MaterialDesign, Lect. Arch & Health, HAN
Name and contact details for information
Wim Poelman, Board member KIVI Bouw, at the e-mail address below