Ricerc@Sapienza

The profound qualitative changes of indoor air and the progressive increase in the absolute number of pollutants, combined with the scientific awareness of the health impacts deriving from spending more than 90% of one’s time inside confined spaces, have increased the attention onto the needs of well-being, hygiene, and the health of users. This scientific attention has produced studies and analyses useful for evidence-based insights into building performance.

The relationship between users and the built environment represents a fundamental aspect of health. The factors that define the properties linked to health and well-being are increasingly becoming part of building design. In these terms, building information modelling (BIM) and BIM-based performance simulation take on a priority role. Among the key features for the design of Healthy Buildings, indoor air quality (IAQ) plays a central role. There are numerous indoor pollutants with significant health effects; volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are to be mentioned among these.

Gli studi condotti in questi ultimi decenni hanno documentato un progressivo aumento in assoluto delle sostanze
inquinanti nell’aria indoor. Tra le esigenze di benessere, si è ormai consolidata l’importanza di igiene
e salute degli utenti, dato che la popolazione trascorre in media oltre il 90% del proprio tempo all’interno degli
spazi costruiti, essendo quindi particolarmente esposti a presenza di inquinamento indoor e scarsa qualità
dell’aria a fianco di criticità termoigrometriche, che nell’insieme possono avere importanti impatti sulla salute.