Health

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Health Comfortin a sustainable society

• Introduction to Course 7y710

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Source http//www.who.org/aboutwho/en/definition.
html
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Health Comfort
Aim Explaining and applying the principles of a
built environment that brings a high level of
vitality and optimal comfort up to a high age, to
the individuals in a sustainable society
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To reach Complete Health an individual / group
must be able to 1. Identify aspirations
capabilities 2. Realise aspirations 3.
Satisfy needs 4. Change or Cope with their
environment Source The World Health
Organisation http//www.who.int/hpr/confrence2/
documents/ottawa.html
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Building (Services) Engineering for

• Enhancement Satisfaction of Persons
• Prevention Engagement of Hazards
• Compensation Assistance
• Care Support Care Organisation

Source Gerontechnology 2(2)169-172 2002
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Building (Services) Engineering for

• Enhancement Satisfaction of persons
• Comfort
• Prevention Engagement of Hazards
• Safety Security
• Compensation Assistance
• Assistive Technology
• Care Support Care Organisation
• Health Care Technology

Source Gerontechnology 2(2)169-172 2002
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Building (Services) Engineering for

• Enhancement Satisfaction of persons
• Comfort (Thermal, Lighting, Acoustic, Olfactory,
  Communication)
• Prevention Engagement of Hazards
• Safety Security (Burglary, Fire Hazards,
  Terrorism, other Accident Risks, Cancer, Allergy,
  Hyperreactivity, Infection)
• Compensation Assistance of persons
• Assistive Technology (Mobility, Communication,
  Daily Work and Domestic Activities, Stimulation
  of Independence)
• Care Support Care Organisation
• Health Care Technology (Surveillance,
  Telemedicine, Telecare, Empowering of Frail
  Persons, Managing Care)

Source Gerontechnology 2(2)169-172 2002
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Student activities

1. Select an office building
2. Prepare a Differential Diagnosis (DD) for
   possible Health Comfort problems report 1
3. Collect relevant data to support diagnosis
   report 2
4. Finalize the well founded building diagnosis
   report 3

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Teacher activities

1. Supplying background information
2. Providing guidance
3. Supplying a basic questionnaire (building,
   building services, maintenance, user behaviour)
4. Evaluating the reports

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Sustainable society
changes to be incorporated until 2050

• Demography
• Numbers
• Diversity
• Needs
• Capabilities
• Life style
• Climatic change
• Life style (indoor / outdoor)
• Safety

Precondition (Perception of) safety / security /
health
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Scientific methodology
Methodological Domain Source data Data treatment
Sciences Physical / chemical / biological measurements Descriptive statistics Multivariate statistics Model validation
Social sciences Observation / questionnaire methods Descriptive statistics Multivariate statistics Model validation
Case studies are pilots for larger investigations!
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Home automation
Summary Home automation care technology for increased capacity of assisted (semi) independent living
Content Research project on extension of high quality care and services through dedicated ICT at no extra costs (ambient intelligence) Together with the Hogeschool Utrecht (dr. Helianthe S.M. Kort, lecturer demand-driven care), with a RAAK grant and commercial support, constructing and exploiting an experimental facility in Woerden
Content Research project on extension of high quality care and services through dedicated ICT at no extra costs (ambient intelligence) Together with the Hogeschool Utrecht (dr. Helianthe S.M. Kort, lecturer demand-driven care), with a RAAK grant and commercial support, constructing and exploiting an experimental facility in Woerden
Associated education 2 PhD projects 1 MSc project (Building Services) course 7y750 (Domotics) Room for 3-5 MSc projects on collaborative design (including users), strategic partnerships (stakeholders), and integrating ICT building
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Indoor Environments
Summary Health supporting indoor environments for increased vitality productivity
Content Research project on upgrading building services to increase productivity of employees and other end users Together with the Hogeschool Utrecht (dr. Helianthe S.M. Kort, lecturer demand-driven care), with a RAAK grant and commercial support, constructing and exploiting an experimental facility in Woerden. Also financially supported by the Building Services Industry at large
Content Research project on upgrading building services to increase productivity of employees and other end users Together with the Hogeschool Utrecht (dr. Helianthe S.M. Kort, lecturer demand-driven care), with a RAAK grant and commercial support, constructing and exploiting an experimental facility in Woerden. Also financially supported by the Building Services Industry at large
Associated education 1 PhD project 1 MSc project (Building Physics) courses 7y710 (Health Comfort), 7s642 (Public Health Engineer) short master projects and Design-oriented educational (OGO) projects at Bachelor level of Building Sciences Room for 3-5 MSc students on risk management, collaborative design (including users), and integrating ICT building
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Village Development
Summary Sustainable village development in poor communities to increase health and wealth
Content Research project in execution in South-Africa aiming at the (re)introduction of upgraded earth building to bring both better housing and economic societal development to poor communities.
Content Research project in execution in South-Africa aiming at the (re)introduction of upgraded earth building to bring both better housing and economic societal development to poor communities.
Associated education 2 PhD projects Room for 3-5 MSc students on new materials products, collaborative design (including users), and strategic partnerships (stakeholders)
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Joint Research School
www.uso.tue.nl
Summary USO-Built Joint Graduate Research School for user-oriented built environments
Content Educational project of European universities to join forces in education researchers of the built environments with focus on needs and capabilities of the users
Associated education PhD conferences courses PhD MSc research projects are welcome, when oriented at the user, and accepted by the scientific committee of USO-Built
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Research Journal
Summary Gerontechnology Quarterly Journal to serve the aging society (a peer-reviewed international journal)
Content World-wide educational project to communicate technology and user-interface results
Associated education Peer reviewing helps researchers to improve research quality student papers receive special attention contributions from PhD MSc students are welcome as long as they are relevant for the aging society
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People projects
Chair prof.dr. Annelies (J.E.M.H.) van Bronswijk Chair prof.dr. Annelies (J.E.M.H.) van Bronswijk Chair prof.dr. Annelies (J.E.M.H.) van Bronswijk
PhD students (Sandwich Hogeschool Utrecht) ir. Froukje van Dijken ir. Joost van Hoof Home automation care technology for increased capacity of assisted (semi) independent living
MSc student TU/e ing. Martijn H. Janssen Home automation care technology for increased capacity of assisted (semi) independent living
PhD student TU/e ir. Francesco Franchimon MSc student TU/e Tamara Derksen Health supporting indoor environments for increased vitality productivity
PhD student TU/e ir. Francesco Franchimon MSc student TU/e Tamara Derksen Health supporting indoor environments for increased vitality productivity
PhD students (Picnic Vrystaat Universiteit) Gerhard Bosman B Arch DPEA Petria Smit M Arch Sustainable village development in poor communities to increase health and wealth
dr. Wiet (L.G.H.) Koren, chemist, TU/e prof.dr. Annelies (J.E.M.H.) van Bronswijk, biologist, TU/e ir. Cor E.E. Pernot physicist, Cor Pernot Consulting (CPM) USO-Built Joint Graduate Research School for user-oriented built environments
dr. Wiet (L.G.H.) Koren, chemist, TU/e prof.dr. Annelies (J.E.M.H.) van Bronswijk, biologist, TU/e ir. Cor E.E. Pernot physicist, Cor Pernot Consulting (CPM) Gerontechnology Quarterly Journal to serve the aging society