Indoor Environmental Quality: Healthy Design Academy
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  8 AIA LU/HSW; 0 AIA LU/Elective

Designing to improve Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) remains a critical component of modern architecture. Safeguarding the health and wellness of building occupants must take into account a wide range of variables including air quality, sound, temperature, light, access to natural elements through biophilic design. What we are collectively realizing is that a healthy built environment is also a productive built environment and that extends to commercial spaces, hospitals, schools and homes. This academy offers a deep dive into best practices that support sustainable design specifically related to enhanced indoor environmental quality. Topics examined include managing natural ventilation, controlling noise and sound, trends, new technologies, and how to incorporate aesthetic beauty into sustainable design.

Academy Courses
Harmonizing Nature and Sound
Enhancing IEQ with Biophilic Design and Acoustics
Bio-Based Materials
Straws in the Wind: Perceptions of agriculturally sourced building materials are changing (again)
Heat Crisis in the Built Environment
Finding building solutions to combat heat crisis effects on aging infrastructure
Back to the Office: Making the Workspace Healthy and Appealing
How to improve worker satisfaction and productivity with enhanced indoor environmental quality
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