Building in Use - Social Aspects

Living comfort

Brick-built buildings offer high levels of comfort although we all have our own ideas about what constitutes a comfortable environment. Although some of these ideas are difficult to quantify, others can be clearly measured or tested. These include:

• acoustic performance / sound insulation,
   
• thermal comfort (surface temperature of walls, difference between surface and room temperature, air movements in the room),
   
• ability of the wall to absorb moisture and return it to the indoor air,
   
• thermal mass / heat storage,
   
• no toxic emissions emanating from the building fabric into the internal environment,
   
• high levels of safety in case of fire, flood and burglary,
   
• high levels of flexibility inherent in the building’s design.
   
  
  

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