Health, Sustainability and the Built Environment

by Dak Kopec

Book Overview

With the emergence of sick building syndrome in the 1970s and the emphasis on LEED standards today, interior designers are interested in the topics of health and sustainability. Health, Sustainability, and the Built Environment examines the concept of sustainability as it pertains to sustaining human health. By analyzing the many ways that humans interact with the built environment, the text teaches students how to identify both the positive and negative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563675250
• ISBN13: 9781563675256
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Fairchild Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 3.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.7" x 11.2"

Customer Reviews

Sara Sandoval

An excellent book and knowledge bank for architects and interior designers. A literary must-have for students and masters of design interested to understand the factors that impact human behavior in the built environment. The gestalt of humane design is a responsibility of all participants of the expressions in space.

Environmental Psychology for Design

This book is a must for anyone studying architecture and or interior design as well as those practicing professionals who desire an understanding of environmental psychology. It is organized in easy to comprehend chapters by subject. This book is loaded with information that addresses issues design professionals need to consider in their design process. This book is filled with practical ideas and solutions. You will understand how important good design plays on the overall well being of the end user. No architecture or design curriculum should be without this book as required reading.