A Review of Balcony Impacts on the Indoor Environmental Quality of Dwellings

Ribeiro, Catarina; Ramos, Nuno M. M.; Flores‐Colen, Inês

doi:10.3390/su12166453

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“…Further, a recent comprehensive literature review found links between balcony types and indoor environmental quality and energy consumption. The study found that open balconies led to improved thermal comfort, IAQ, visual comfort and acoustic comfort (Ribeiro et al, 2020). Conversely, glazed balconies often resulted in overheating problems contributing to decreased air infiltration rates and reduced daylighting conditions of adjoining living spaces.…”

Section: Connection To Naturementioning

confidence: 93%

How our homes impact our health: using a COVID-19 informed approach to examine urban apartment housing

Peters

Halleran

2020

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PurposeThe COVID-19 global health crisis is undeniably a global housing crisis. Our study focuses on quality of life in urban mid- and high-rise apartment housing, the fastest growing housing types in many cities around the world. This housing typology presents unique challenges relating to connection to nature, daylight and fresh air.Design/methodology/approachThis multi-disciplinary literature review analyzes more than 100 published papers from peer-reviewed sources from environmental psychology, building science and architecture relevant to quality of life in high-rise housing, as well as more than 40 recent newspaper and magazine articles about the possible impacts of COVID-19 on housing. We identify synergies between passive design strategies and health-promoting architecture or “restorative environmental design” principles.FindingsPost-pandemic, health-promoting apartment housing design must prioritize (1) window placement and views that support stress recovery and restoration; (2) lighting levels based on spaces that can satisfy multiple uses and users; (3) bedrooms designed for restful sleep that contribute to circadian regulation; (4) living rooms with better indoor air quality, with a focus on natural ventilation; (5) access to nature, through the purposeful design of balconies and (6) unit sizes and layouts that enable physical distancing and prevent crowding.Originality/valueWe identify new social and environmental design priorities in the form of evidence-based design principles to inform and promote healthy and restorative living environments for residents in apartment housing.

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Section: Connection To Naturementioning

confidence: 93%

How our homes impact our health: using a COVID-19 informed approach to examine urban apartment housing

Peters

Halleran

2020

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“…An open balcony can lower the energy needed for cooling in summer by about 12%. They also improve the environment (Ribeiro et al 2020).…”

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Re-Thinking Post-Pandemic Home Design: How Covid-19 Affected the Perception and Use of Residential Balconies in Egypt

ElZein

Elsemary

2022

Future Cities and Environment

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The spread of COVID-19 has led to the enforcement of physical distancing measures. The purpose of the paper is to understand the effect of these measures and lifestyle changes on the role and importance of balconies in Egypt. A literature review was conducted to understand the effect of pandemics on the built environment and the role of balconies throughout history and during the current pandemic. An online survey was then used to provide a deep understanding on the Egyptians' perception of home balconies after the pandemic. The pandemic has led to spending more time at home and in balconies. In Egypt, privacy, noise, pollution, and lack of furniture were the main limitations in using balconies. The most frequent activities carried out in balconies were socializing and solitary activities. These activities require quiet and private balconies that away from pollution and large enough to accommodate a seating area. The survey is not limited to a specific area, as it aims to provide an understanding of the different perception of balconies in different areas in Egypt. Research that studies the impact of COVID-19 on home design, architecture and even daily lifestyle in Egypt is very limited. Findings of research concerning post-pandemic architecture and home design over the world can not to be applied in the context of Egypt. This research provides a foundation to further studies that focus on post-COVID-19 home design that meets specific local needs and conditions.

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“…Many publications focus on the functioning of dwellings with sunspaces during the heating season and the estimation of possible energy savings related to it. 4 They prove that incorporating this kind of passive system in a building can be an effective way to reduce energy demand, both in colder and milder climates. [5][6][7] The prevailing part of such analyses is based on computer simulations, 1,[8][9][10][11][12][13][14] but some are also supported by experimental research and temperature measurements in existing dwellings.…”

Section: Experimental Research On Glazed Balconies In Dwellingsmentioning

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Overheating assessment in flats with glazed balconies in warm-summer humid continental climate

Grudzińska

2021

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

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Greenhouse systems in the form of glazed balconies may be accomplished both in the newly designed buildings and in the existing ones, raising their energy standard in a quick and inexpensive way. However, basic parameters influencing the efficiency of the systems are often chosen intuitively, not allowing to fully benefit from the sunspaces or causing overheating of the rooms and discomfort for the users. These issues are common drawbacks of passive systems and may become especially important in the aspect of anthropogenic climate changes, including temperature rise and summer heatwaves. The paper presents results of a long-term summer temperature monitoring in flats with glazed balconies of different construction. They were located in prefabricated multi-family buildings, in residential districts of Lublin and Zamość. The cities are situated in the south-eastern part of Poland, belonging to the warm-summer humid continental climate area. The monitoring enabled overheating assessment according to the concept of adaptive comfort and connecting it with the sunspace construction and the inhabitants’ behaviour. These issues are new aspects in the research area, and the work is a part of extensive studies including monitoring and dynamic simulations of dwellings with passive greenhouse systems in Poland. Practical application: Glazed balconies raise the energy standard of buildings in a quick and inexpensive way, but it is important to consider their function not only during the heating season but also in the summer. Recording of temperatures enabled the monitoring of thermal conditions in the flats and the overheating assessment. It is possible to keep the internal temperature in the rooms within the desired range thanks to the sunspace ventilation and occupants’ behaviour.

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A Review of Balcony Impacts on the Indoor Environmental Quality of Dwellings

Cited by 43 publications

References 101 publications

How our homes impact our health: using a COVID-19 informed approach to examine urban apartment housing

How our homes impact our health: using a COVID-19 informed approach to examine urban apartment housing

Re-Thinking Post-Pandemic Home Design: How Covid-19 Affected the Perception and Use of Residential Balconies in Egypt

Overheating assessment in flats with glazed balconies in warm-summer humid continental climate

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