Geopolymer concrete as green building materials: Recent applications, sustainable development and circular economy potentials

N Shehata, OA Mohamed, ET Sayed… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental degradation and increased greenhouse gas emissions force communities to
achieve sustainable green building and construction materials. The environmental and …

Microbiota medicine: towards clinical revolution

P Gebrayel, C Nicco, S Al Khodor, J Bilinski… - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
The human gastrointestinal tract is inhabited by the largest microbial community within the
human body consisting of trillions of microbes called gut microbiota. The normal flora is the …

COVID-19 lockdown: housing built environment's effects on mental health

A Amerio, A Brambilla, A Morganti, A Aguglia… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the coronavirus infectious disease
2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic on 11 March, severe lockdown measures have been …

A conceptual framework for understanding the contribution of building materials in the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

MAB Omer, T Noguchi - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The UN 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 169 targets have been
considered in multidisciplinary approaches worldwide. Whereas, several environmental …

Impact of WELL certification on occupant satisfaction and perceived health, well-being, and productivity: A multi-office pre-versus post-occupancy evaluation

N Ildiri, H Bazille, Y Lou, K Hinkelman, WA Gray… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract The WELL Building Standard (WELL) is currently one of the most comprehensive
building certification programs that aim to enhance the health and well-being of building …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of built environment on mental health: A COVID-19 lockdown perspective

J Xiao, J Zhao, Z Luo, F Liu, D Greenwood - Health & Place, 2022 - Elsevier
Tackling mental health has become a priority for governments around the world because it
influences not only individuals but also the whole society. As people spend a majority of …

The impact of the built environment on loneliness: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

M Bower, J Kent, R Patulny, O Green, L McGrath… - Health & place, 2023 - Elsevier
Loneliness is a pressing public health issue. Although quintessentially individual, it is
shaped by wider environmental, cultural, socio-economic, and political circumstances. Using …

The field of human building interaction for convergent research and innovation for intelligent built environments

B Becerik-Gerber, G Lucas, A Aryal, M Awada… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Human-Building Interaction (HBI) is a convergent field that represents the growing
complexities of the dynamic interplay between human experience and intelligence within …

The built environment and mental health among older adults in Dalian: The mediating role of perceived environmental attributes

Y Yue, D Yang, N Owen, D Van Dyck - Social science & medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
The basic attributes of the urban built environment are an important factor affecting mental
health. However, research has rarely distinguished objective and perceived built …

Ten questions concerning the impact of environmental stress on office workers

M Awada, B Becerik-Gerber, R Liu… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
We regularly face stress during our everyday activities, to the extent that stress is recognized
by the World Health Organization as the epidemic of the 21st century. Stress is how humans …