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About the course
Health and wellbeing have become more important for clients, and research on how our living environment impacts us, physically, mentally and in terms of wellbeing, has grown over the last decade, especially when it comes to air quality.
Designers are often unaware how their design decisions impact the indoor built environment. 90% of our lifetime is spent indoors, and researchers have found indoor contamination with critical substances can be as high as 10 times the external contamination level of inner-city environments.
Today, there are a wide range of standards that can assist designers internationally to create healthier living environments, including WELL, BREEAM, Building Biology and the 2030 Climate Challenge. But how do these standards operate, and how can they support to meet to issues and challenges faced in Saudi Arabia?
Understanding the opportunities of these standards but also their context in terms of legislation, building practice, construction methods and differences in lifestyle is key to delivering more thoughtful spaces that enhance human health and create safe environments for our children to grow up in.
This module will provide an overview of the different critical issues to consider in designing for Health and wellbeing, key healthy building standards currently in use with an international relevance, their context and how they compare to each other. Using practical examples from Saudi Arabia and globally, of completed projects including residential, commercial, leisure, new build and retrofit projects, this module will illustrate the issues and interrelationships around healthy building design. The speakers will share learnings from an architect’s perspective, having specialised in human centred design for over 15 years.
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Health and wellbeing have become more important for clients, and research on how our living environment impacts us, physically, mentally and in terms of wellbeing, has grown over the last decade, especially when it comes to air quality.
Designers are often unaware how their design decisions impact the indoor built environment. 90% of our lifetime is spent indoors, and researchers have found indoor contamination with critical substances can be as high as 10 times the external contamination level of inner-city environments.
Today, there are a wide range of standards that can assist designers internationally to create healthier living environments, including WELL, BREEAM, Building Biology and the 2030 Climate Challenge. But how do these standards operate, and how can they support to meet to issues and challenges faced in Saudi Arabia?
Understanding the opportunities of these standards but also their context in terms of legislation, building practice, construction methods and differences in lifestyle is key to delivering more thoughtful spaces that enhance human health and create safe environments for our children to grow up in.
This module will provide an overview of the different critical issues to consider in designing for Health and wellbeing, key healthy building standards currently in use with an international relevance, their context and how they compare to each other. Using practical examples from Saudi Arabia and globally, of completed projects including residential, commercial, leisure, new build and retrofit projects, this module will illustrate the issues and interrelationships around healthy building design. The speakers will share learnings from an architect’s perspective, having specialised in human centred design for over 15 years.
- Enrolled Learners: 13