Rethinking sustainability of the built environment in post-pandemic times
By: Das, Tanushree
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Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021Edition: Vol.86(10), Oct.Description: 12-18p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE GENERAL (AR-GEN)Online resources: Click here
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 or commonly known as the COVID
19 pandemic have posed big challenges in front of humankind
throughout the globe. The built environment has failed miserably
to fight this situation. Rapid changes took place in healthcare
buildings to meet huge demand to treat COVID 19 patients.
However, not many changes have been done in other habitable
spaces. The buildings have been made operational only with some
social distancing measures put in place. Historically speaking,
many a times many cities have been changed after epidemic
and pandemic. Learning from the history, it has become utmost
necessity to examine the sustainability measures in the buildings.
Public buildings, mass housings, institutional buildings, high rise
buildings are more vulnerable in new normal situation as people
are being sceptical about using common services like centralised
HVAC systems, elevators, common workspaces. Natural ventilation
and day lighting are also becoming important to be incorporated
with artificial lighting and ventilation for more conducive building
interior and occupant's wellbeing. Building automation in public
buildings can prove one major step taken to respond to the post-
pandemic situation and energy management. This article examines
the sustainable measures which can taken to design a futuristic
building environment and their usefulness in the post-pandemic
new normal lifestyle.
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The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 or commonly known as the COVID
19 pandemic have posed big challenges in front of humankind
throughout the globe. The built environment has failed miserably
to fight this situation. Rapid changes took place in healthcare
buildings to meet huge demand to treat COVID 19 patients.
However, not many changes have been done in other habitable
spaces. The buildings have been made operational only with some
social distancing measures put in place. Historically speaking,
many a times many cities have been changed after epidemic
and pandemic. Learning from the history, it has become utmost
necessity to examine the sustainability measures in the buildings.
Public buildings, mass housings, institutional buildings, high rise
buildings are more vulnerable in new normal situation as people
are being sceptical about using common services like centralised
HVAC systems, elevators, common workspaces. Natural ventilation
and day lighting are also becoming important to be incorporated
with artificial lighting and ventilation for more conducive building
interior and occupant's wellbeing. Building automation in public
buildings can prove one major step taken to respond to the post-
pandemic situation and energy management. This article examines
the sustainable measures which can taken to design a futuristic
building environment and their usefulness in the post-pandemic
new normal lifestyle.
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