| Title |
A Systematic Categorization of Interior Environmental Design Elements for Improving Sustainability |
| Keywords |
Sustainable Design ; Interior Environment ; Design Elements ; Systematic Categorization |
| Abstract |
A sustainable building must produce an interior environment that is safe, healthy, comfortable and supportive of human performance and well-being. The medical human comfort, performance and productivity cost of unhealthy environment may cause much cost for healing. Research that buildings with daylight, fresh air, eco-materials and sustainable interior design are consistently rated as more comfortable and occupants performance, satisfaction and health.
This study is to categorize systematically interior environmental design elements for improving sustainability with a view to developing an evaluation model of super high-rise apartment unit plans. With a literature survey and design guide lines concerning sustainable design elements, three high level categorization of human, environment and energy and resources systems that consists of two middle level categorization respectively have been proposed. For the low level categorization a total of 24 items have been suggested. Finally a total of 107 design elements concerning the 24 items have been proposed. The needs for a systematic approach to interior environmental design for sustainability have been discussed. |