Housing and health evaluation related to general comfort and indoor thermal comfort satisfaction during the Covid-19 lockdown

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ID19002011
AutoresA Cheshmehzangi (0000-0003-2657-4865, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, autor correspondente)
Ano2020
Volume31
Fascículo1-4
Páginas184-209
Data de publicação2020-11-11
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1091-1359 • E-ISSN: 1540-3556
EditoraTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10911359.2020.1817225
OpenAlexW3102204189
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas5
Referências citadas98

Health evaluation of the indoor environment is an important part of the housing study. During the recent COVID-19 lockdown and the increase of longer indoor stays pose a measured threat to general health conditions of residents, especially those that live in more compact and populated living environments. For health-oriented studies that focus on the analysis of indoor environments, many variables should be taken into consideration that could also help to optimize natural lighting, natural airflow, better privacy, less noise from neighboring housing units/buildings, etc. Hence, this study focuses on satisfaction analysis of both general comfort and indoor thermal comfort. By evaluating these, we are able to shed light on inequalities that exist across a large body of 10 housing typologies in the UK. The sample-based satisfaction analysis is representative to indicate the correlations between multiple factors, and specifically those that could have negative impacts on the living indoor environments and human health. The findings of this study suggest that based on the collected data, there is a definite link between dissatisfaction rates and the implications of the housing conditions. Under the circumstances of the lockdown period, the study's findings could help to find solutions for better indoor environment design, upgraded standards, and pathways for new policy guidelines. A discussion on correlation analysis highlights the issues that are important for the study of housing and health

Architectural engineering · Environmental health · Geography · Indoor air quality · Thermal comfort · Applied Psychology · Engineering · Environmental Science · Medicine · Noise Effects and Management · Psychology · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Environmental Engineering