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Building Biology

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Building Biology
Psychology The study of the effect that modern—high-rise—buildings have on human behaviour
Public health The area of building science that studies the effect of modern residential, public, or commercial buildings on humans. Building biologists’ primary focus is on building materials/processes, indoor air quality, electromagnetic fields and radiation, and the interaction between the built environment and the health of the occupants


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The professionals will be able to earn continuing-education credits by attending the courses, taught by local experts on topics that include tax financing for solar systems, understanding energy-rating systems, building biology, building affordable green homes, radon issues and classes for appraisers and lenders on assessing the value of green construction elements.
Baker-Laporte is the author of Prescriptions for a Healthy House, a columnist for the Santa Fe Real Estate Guide, and a teacher for the Building Biology Institute based in Clearwater, Fla.
The over-arching philosophy of Building Biology is to work with nature to build-in or facilitate the desired conditions rather than apply a mechanical Band-aid with the associated impacts of energy use and noise.
 
 
 
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