ELEMENT:
External Storage Area
AIM:
The Healthy Home has an external, lockable storage area attached to the
carport. The location of the storage area on the western side of the property
provides protection from low afternoon sun to the northern lower level
of the house. Locating the carport and storage area away from the house
means that the indoor air quality is improved. The unhealthy dust and
car fumes generated by utility spaces are isolated from the house.
STRATEGY:
Indoor Air Quality
Clean indoor air is paramount to providing a healthy indoor living environment.
The following design strategies are aimed at maximising the indoor air
quality and maximising the rate at which air in the building could be
removed. The design strategies used in the building to maintain indoor
air quality are as follows.
- Ventilation
- Internal surface material selection
- Surface finishes selection
- Location of carport to minimise fumes from the car entering the house.
Testing has been carried out on the Healthy Home to assess the quality
of the indoor air. The parameters measured to assess the indoor air quality
included a range of physical particulates, chemicals and biological elements.
The degree of ventilation rate measured by the concentration of CO2 in the air. In addition the levels of respiratory particles, (Pm10),
volatile organic compounds (VOC's), polar compounds, formaldehyde (HCHO)
and airborne micro-organisms. The results have shown that the air quality
achieves the relevant standard.
REFERENCE:
Hyde, R, Climate Responsive Design. A Study of buildings in Moderate
and Hot Humid Climates. E and FN Spon, London 2000.
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