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020			_a978-0-7506-6724-1
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041			_aENG
082			_a729.28 _bBOU _2DDC23
100			_aBoubekri, Mohamed _92614
245		0	_aDaylighting, architecture and health: Building design strategies
260			_aNew York _bRoutledge _c2016
300			_aviii, 144 Pages _bPaperback
520			_aDaylighting, Architecture and Health examines the relationship between natural light in buildings and human health, considering both psychological and physiological issues and bringing together a range of research in the field. As we are becoming increasingly conscious of global warming and pushing towards energy efficiency in buildings, the book examines the question of daylighting from the perspective of the health of building occupants. It gathers and reviews all the latest and pertinent medical and architectural research related to natural light, or lack thereof, and its effect on people. * Documents medical research findings which establish a link between light quality and health * Considers design strategies for increasing daylight in buildings * Develops understanding and awareness of the importance of natural light in buildings Daylighting, Architecture and Health: Building Design Strategies is a timely and essential text for professional architects and all others concerned with the effects of daylighting on health, architecture and building design. * Outlines appropriate design strategies for increasing daylight in buildings * Demonstrates a link between light quality and health and explains the importance of natural light in buildings * Brings together the latest medical and architectural research on this important topic
653			_aDESIGNING WITH THE SUN: A HISTORICAL PARSPECTIVE; DAYLIGHTING LEGISLATION; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER, DEPRESSION, AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO DAYLIGHT; NATURAL LIGHT AND HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY OF LIGHTING ; DAYLIGHTING STARATEGIES
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650			_aINTERIOR ARCHITECTURE (AR-IA) _94943