In this way, the industry will become more effective, sustainable and even profitable over time.. Our strength is in our built environment, and our recovery from everything we’ve been through across the past few years will require the right infrastructure to move us forward.
But most importantly, we need to design buildings which are resilient and adopt the principles of passive design.Buildings that adopt adequate solar control measures, good thermal insulation, good daylight levels and openable windows via narrow plates have the capacity to reduce peak heating and cooling gains and the dependence on mechanical ventilation, where feasible..
The growing importance of physical and mental wellbeing in architecture and design.Due to the side effects of COVID-19, physical and mental wellbeing are becoming a key priority for many building developers, designers and construction companies.. Buildings (residential and commercial) are places to live and work but increasingly also to play and move, with a strong focus on physical activity and active lifestyles.Active buildings include changing facilities and bike storage to foster sustainable and healthier modes of transport, prioritise the use of stairs, and have flexible layouts and spaces to accommodate sports activities..
Mental wellbeing can be promoted through healthy design by improving visual quality (daylight levels, views out and adoption of circadian lighting), thermal comfort (improved envelope performance and equipment efficiency, allowing natural ventilation and enabling adaptive comfort via flexible dress codes) and acoustic quality (reducing noise intrusion, and reverberation times, provision of quiet areas, etc.)..Additionally, a biophilic design with a strong connection to nature has multiple healing and psychological benefits to building occupants..
Holistic approach to design for wellbeing.
Bryden Wood’s design for wellbeing experience.It’s taken the automotive industry years to get to the use of six-axis robots, but that was an evolution from very simple automation.
This process is about baby steps, not huge leaps to the end state.. Johnston says we need to “simplify the process, understand, get the foundations right.”.This has to come before we can start to apply other things..
In the past year, COVID-19 has shown us just how much is possible.Marks feels that a behavioral shift is the main element needed to utilise our existing technology to more of its fullest potential.
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