Measuring the Impact of the Built Environment on Health, Wellbeing, and Performance av Altaf (Architects For Society USA) Engineer, Aletheia Ida, Wooy

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<P>This book reveals how subjective and objective data gathered by innovative methods of measurement give us the ability to quantify stress, health, performance and wellbeing outcomes in different built environments. Design interventions informed by these measures, along with innovative integrated building materials, can shape the character of built environments for better health, productivity, and performance. These measures can help employers and managers calculate the Return On Investment (ROI) of various design interventions.</P><P>Areas of inquiry in health and the built environment are discussed in three parts: 1) Fundamentals: human, environment, and material measures for health and wellbeing; 2) Methods: measurement tools, techniques, and methods for health and wellbeing; and 3) Applications: case studies and future implications. The rapid pace of technical innovation and entrepreneurship by interdisciplinary research teams in health and the built environment has created a