Ece N. Building Biology: Criteria and Architectural Design

Basel, Switzerland: Birkhäuser, 2018. — 177 p. — ISBN: 978-3-0356-1183-0.Health and environmental compatibility are key topics in contemporary society. The book shows how the built environment can be aesthetically pleasing, modern and, at the same time, healthy and environmentally friendly. It makes the link between architecture as a design task and a building biology approach to design. Building biology teaches us about the holistic interaction between people and their built environment. It combines building culture with ecology and disciplines such as chemistry, biology, geology, and psychology. Using the building of the Institute of Building Biology + Sustainability (IBN) as a model, building biology criteria and approaches are explained in detail. Numerous additional current projects illustrate how these are implemented in responsible, healthy, and hence sustainable architecture.Foreword
A Book about Building Biology
Introduction to Building Biology
Criteria and Approaches
Building Biology and Natural Building Methods
Energy-efficient Building Design
Healthy Indoor Climate
Building Biology and Building Systems
Pollutants and Allergens
Spatial Theory
Checklist for Building Materials
The Flagship Project of Building Biology
The New Building of the Institute of
Building Biology + Sustainability IBN
Twenty Examples from a Building
Biology Perspective
Residential Buildings
Haingraben Half-Timbered House
Liederbach am Taunus, Germany
Residence and Workshop
in an Old Peat Barn
Schechen, Germany
Ritter-Reumiller House
Andelsbuch, Austria
Straw Bale House
Dornbirn, Austria
Casa C
Reckingen, Switzerland
House for Julia and Björn
Egg, Austria
The House of Wood
Neumarkt, Upper Palatinate, Germany
Maison Marly
Marly-le-Roi, France
Haussicht Design House
Erkheim, Germany
Public Buildings
De Potgieter School
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
The Friedensschule School and
Fire Department Annex
Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
RHS Peter Buckley Learning Centre
Rosemoor, Devon, England
Ecolino Daycare Center
Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, Germany
Pollenfeld Daycare Center
Pollenfeld, Germany
Commercial Buildings
Herbafarm
Bodrum, Turkey
Hörger Biohotel Tafernwirtschaft
Hohenbercha, Germany
Almrefugio
Neumarkt, Upper Palatinate, Germany
Casa Salute
Margreid, South Tyrol, Italy
Artis Commercial Building
Berlin, Germany
Omicron Campus
Klaus, Austria
Additional Resources
The 25 Principles of Building Biology
Building Biology Assessments