Designing a healthy home

Research for guidelines to improve the physical health and mental well-being in dwellings using the passive house concept as basis

Master thesis (2023)

Authors

J.S. Knoppert Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

E. Miedema Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
J.W. Lafeber Teachers of Practice / AE+T - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
L.M. Oorschot Teachers of Practice / A - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
M. Spaans Urban Development Management - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
Copyright: © 2023 Jordy Knoppert
Dwellings Carbon fibre Mental well-being Healthy Healthy design guidelines Healthy home Passive house concept Physical health
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Published Date

20-06-2023

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

This master thesis is about health in the build environment focused on the occupant’s health in their own home. Dou to the increasing research about physical health and mental well-being it is getting clearer what is needed to create a healthy home. However, our homes are not becoming healthier. This is mainly because people do not know or understand how to regulate their indoor climate system to create a healthy indoor living environment. Based on the passive house concept and the growing understanding of health this thesis resulted in healthy design guidelines.

With the growing pressure on the Dutch health care sector, growing climate problems and pressure on the Dutch housing market more should be done to resolve this. Therefore, a project statement has been made of what is technically possible resulting in the use carbon fibre as building material for this project. On a location that because of shortage of space in the Netherlands has been reconsidered and now is approved for residential development. Giving a possibility to deal with the problems of today while incorporating the solution of the future into a new healthy home design.