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The Physiological Basis of Health Standards For Dwellings
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Book : The Physiological Basis of Health Standards For Dwellings Author : * Monroe Berkowitz Language : English Library : Social Phsician Publish Place : Geneva Publish Date : January 1968 Publisher : World Health Organization WHO Book Type : Book Book Number : 669 |
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CONTENTSthermal comfort and the microclimate of the home
General considerations
Thermoregulation: physiological criteria of thermal comfort Differences in the physiological effects of heat exchange by
convection and by radiation
Diurnal and seasonal variations of thermal comfort
The thermal effect of illumination on the microclimate. Thermal comfort in the home in relation to clothing
Criteria for the optimum microclimate in the home
Methods for evaluating the combined effect of meteorological
factors on the human body
THE INDOOR ATMOSPHERE AND AIR CIRCULATION
Optimum characteristics of the indoor atmosphere
Sources of contamination and standards for atmospheric purity
Standards for air renewal
Prevention of contamination of air in the home
illmination and insolatlon
Biological effects of radiant energy and their importance to
Physiological importance of different kinds of radiant energy Natural light in relation to insolation and the placement of windows and doors
Artificial illumination
COMFORT IN THE HOME .
The influence on man of noise in the home
Sources of noise in the home
Acceptable levels of sound in the home
Protection of the home from external and internal noise
THE PSYCHOHYGIENIC ASPECTS OF COMFORT
6. new materials of public health importance in housing construction
7. housing sanitation in relation to effective community planning
Acknowledgements References
