Online Healthy Buildings I Building Construction and Health Course
Healthy Buildings I Building Construction and Health BSS200
Learn to create a healthy building with the minimum toxicity from the ground up. This unique home study course will help you make the right decisions for building a healthy interior environment.
Learn about the skills involved to determine the impact of building construction characteristics upon human health, and to recommend innovations in building design to improve habitability. It covers building materials, construction techniques, electrical wiring, temperature & light control, ventilation, plumbing, ergonomics and psychological factors. Perfect for the modern age of home improvement.
There are 10 lessons in this course:
- Introduction to the Scope and Nature of Building Biology
- Building Diseases
- Environmental Laws
- Biological Damage and Buildings
- Environmental Factors
- What is a Clean Interior
- Construction Materials
- Dangerous Construction Materials
- Chemical Effects on the Human Body
- Timber
- Formaldahyde Adhesives
- Plastics
- Masonary and Concrete
- Insulation Materials
- Soft Furnishings
- Paints
- Timber Treatments, stains, polishes, etc
- Construction
- Roofing
- Roof Gardens
- Roof Construction
- Floors
- Reasons to Choose Different Floors or Floor Coverings
- Pests in Buildings
- Dust Mites
- Fleas
- Ants
- Termites, Flies, Mosquitos, Wasps, Cockroaches, etc
- Spiders
- Rodents, Birds, Snakes, etc
- Services
- Electricity
- Electrical Fields
- Circuits
- Measuring Electricity and Exposure limits
- Terminology
- Power Supply Systems
- General Waste Disposal
- Waste Water
- Temperature
- Introduction to Heating and Cooling
- Principles of TemperatureControl
- Heat Loss
- Types of Heaters
- Cooling Effects
- Air Cleaners, Filtration, Circulation, Air Conditioning
- Energy Conservation
- Solar House Design
- Active and Passive Solar Heating Systems
- The Internal Environment: Ventilation
- Scope and Nature
- Natural Ventilation
- Mechanical Ventilation
- Air Conditioning
- Humidity Management
- Light
- Internal Light in Buildings
- Natural Light
- Artificial Light
- Electric Light
- Acoustics
- Internal Acoustic Control
- Improving Internal acoustics
- Noise Insulation
- Ergonomics
- Form, Shape and Spatial Dimensions
- Furniture Design
- Interior Layout
- Psychological Concerns
- Physical and Psychological Affects of Colour
- Stress or Calming Environments
- General Principles for Interior Design
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
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