Wellbeing in interiors philosophy, design & value in practice

This 4-colour practical guide explores how the design of interior spaces impacts wellbeing. In the built environment, this topic is generally overlooked, even though it is one of the most important topics in sustainable building. This book will enable project teams to understand how specific decisio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grigoriou, Elina
Other Authors: Francis, Richard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London RIBA Publishing 2018
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:This 4-colour practical guide explores how the design of interior spaces impacts wellbeing. In the built environment, this topic is generally overlooked, even though it is one of the most important topics in sustainable building. This book will enable project teams to understand how specific decisions about sustainable design and materials can be implemented on a day to day basis. Each Part ends by placing each issue into context, exploring how it is a part of sustainable design and includes practical examples. This books aims to raise awareness of the impact interior environments have on wellbeing, and provide details and guidance on how to immediately apply the knowledge in this book to short and long term projects. It also quantifies the impacts in financial and other value terms, making this book immediately useful in a designer's day-to-day work
Physical Description:192 pages
ISBN:9781000703696
9781000705232
1000705234
9780429347818
0429347812
1000704467
9781000704464