Indoors

Author : Emily Anthes
Publisher : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374716684
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Indoors written by Emily Anthes and published by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2020-06-23 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Architectural Record Notable Book A fascinating, thought-provoking journey into our built environment Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of our time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. For all the time we spend inside buildings, we rarely stop to consider: How do these spaces affect our mental and physical well-being? Our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Our productivity, performance, and relationships? In this wide-ranging, character-driven book, science journalist Emily Anthes takes us on an adventure into the buildings in which we spend our days, exploring the profound, and sometimes unexpected, ways that they shape our lives. Drawing on cutting-edge research, she probes the pain-killing power of a well-placed window and examines how the right office layout can expand our social networks. She investigates how room temperature regulates our cognitive performance, how the microbes hiding in our homes influence our immune systems, and how cafeteria design affects what—and how much—we eat. Along the way, Anthes takes readers into an operating room designed to minimize medical errors, a school designed to boost students’ physical fitness, and a prison designed to support inmates’ psychological needs. And she previews the homes of the future, from the high-tech houses that could monitor our health to the 3D-printed structures that might allow us to live on the Moon. The Great Indoors provides a fresh perspective on our most familiar surroundings and a new understanding of the power of architecture and design. It's an argument for thoughtful interventions into the built environment and a story about how to build a better world—one room at a time.

Author : ERIKA. KNIGHT
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781838410209
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indoors written by ERIKA. KNIGHT and published by . This book was released on 2022-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Laura Hankin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1984806246
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Happy & You Know It written by Laura Hankin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-09 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “For fans of Sex and the City and The Nanny Diaries comes this juicy story…that would make even the most meticulously Drybar-ed hair curl.”—Good Housekeeping As seen in The Washington Post • Good Housekeeping • theSkimm • Good Morning America • ABC News • Book of the Month • Belletrist • OK! Magazine • Betches • Newsweek • Parade • New York Post Best Book of the Week A dark, witty page-turner about a struggling young musician who takes a job singing for a playgroup of overprivileged babies and their effortlessly cool moms, only to find herself pulled into their glamorous lives and dangerous secrets.... After her former band shot to superstardom without her, Claire reluctantly agrees to a gig as a playgroup musician for wealthy infants on New York's Park Avenue. Claire is surprised to discover that she is smitten with her new employers, a welcoming clique of wellness addicts with impossibly shiny hair, who whirl from juice cleanse to overpriced miracle vitamins to spin class with limitless energy. There is perfect hostess Whitney who is on the brink of social-media stardom and just needs to find a way to keep her flawless life from falling apart. Caustically funny, recent stay-at-home mom Amara who is struggling to embrace her new identity. And old money, veteran mom Gwen who never misses an opportunity to dole out parenting advice. But as Claire grows closer to the stylish women who pay her bills, she uncovers secrets and betrayals that no amount of activated charcoal can fix. Filled with humor and shocking twists, Happy and You Know It is a brilliant take on motherhood – exposing it as yet another way for society to pass judgment on women – while also exploring the baffling magnetism of curated social-media lives that are designed to make us feel unworthy. But, ultimately, this dazzling novel celebrates the unlikely bonds that form, and the power that can be unlocked, when a group of very different women is thrown together when each is at her most vulnerable.

Author : Julie Falatko
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 1368045804
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Indoors written by Julie Falatko and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2019-04-04 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the humans head out to go camping, the animals settle in for a relaxing holiday of their own! Teen bear takes over the bathroom with her curling iron, the beavers prepare their fanciest recipes, and the deer kick up their feet for a dance party. What starts as a little unwinding soon escalates to a big mess, just in time for everyone to head home. . . . Julie Falatko and Ruth Chan's quirky humors shine in this hilarious take on family trips that will have kids wondering what exactly goes on back at home when they're on vacation.

Author : Maddie Bailey
Publisher : Hardie Grant Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784884189
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Green Indoors written by Maddie Bailey and published by Hardie Grant Publishing. This book was released on 2021-06-24 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Green Indoors is a useful guide on how to find perfect plant matches for your home environments with a sustainable and innovative approach. Focussing on working with the plants you already own, the book is divided in chapters detailing all the possible conditions: Extreme Sun/Heat, Dry Air/Central Heating, Deep Shade, High Humidity, Draughty, Cold. By matching awkward spaces in your home with environments in the natural world, this book shows you how to relocate plants to improve their growth and help them thrive. Features an extensive section with informative plant profiles that include their origin, easy-to-follow tips on feeding and watering, optimum conditions, prospective growth, and is concluded by a helpful troubleshooting chapter dealing with common problems, and what to try when all hope is lost.

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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0788130846
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indoor Air Pollution written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1996-07 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will help health professionals diagnose an individual's signs and symptoms that could be related to an indoor air pollution problem. Arranged according to pollutant group: environmental tobacco smoke, other combustion products, animal dander, molds, dust mites, other biologicals, volatile organic compounds, heavy metals (lead and mercury), sick building syndrome, and asbestos and radon. Provides diagnostic leads to help determine causes of each health problem. Answers common questions patients may have. Resources for health professionals and patients.

Author : Eric Robertson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781979390637
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book S'mores Indoors written by Eric Robertson and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-11-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleanor is fun! She skips and she soars! She loves to ride bikes, fly kites, be outdoors! She loves all her family, and does all her chores. But she'd never - ever - eat S'mores indoors! "S'mores Indoors" tells the story of whimsical young Eleanor, whose wild imagination takes her on a rollicking journey around the globe and even back in time! With its vivid, delightful illustrations, and hilarious read-loud rhymes, "S'mores Indoors" will inspire your child's creativity and encourage more outside play.

Author : Lidia Morawska
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 3527609202
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indoor Environment written by Lidia Morawska and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2006-12-13 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the fundamentals of air-borne particles and settled dust in the indoor environment, this handy reference investigates: * relevant definitions and terminology, * characteristics, * sources, * sampling techniques and instrumentation, * exposure assessment, * monitoring methods. The result is a useful and comprehensive overview for chemists, physicists and biologists, postgraduate students, medical practitioners, occupational health professionals, building owners and managers, building, construction and air-conditioning engineers, architects, environmental lawyers, government and regulatory professionals.

Author : R M Harrison
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
ISBN 13 : 1788015142
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indoor Air Pollution written by R M Harrison and published by Royal Society of Chemistry. This book was released on 2019-08-05 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Time-activity diaries kept by members of the general public indicate that on average people spend around 90% of their time indoors, this is associated with considerable exposure to air pollutants. Given its importance as a source of air pollution exposure, increasing attention is being given to pollution of the indoor environment. This volume will consider both chemical and biological pollutants in the indoor atmosphere from their sources to chemical and physical transformations, human exposure and potential effects on human health.

Author : Philomena Bluyssen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136544828
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Indoor Environment Handbook written by Philomena Bluyssen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Choice Outstanding Academic Titles of 2010 award. Ensuring that buildings are healthy and comfortable for their occupants is a primary concern of all architects and building engineers. This highly practical handbook will help make that process more efficient and effective. It begins with a guide to how the human body and senses react to different indoor environmental conditions, together with basic information on the parameters of the indoor environment and problems that can occur. It then moves on to give a background to the development of the study and control of the indoor environment, examining the main considerations (including thermal, lighting, indoor air and sound-related aspects) for a healthy and comfortable indoor environment and discussing the drivers for change in the field. The final section presents a new approach towards health and comfort in the indoor environment, where meeting the wishes and demands of the occupants with a holistic strategy becomes the over-riding priority. The book is filled with useful facts, figures and analysis, and practical methods that designers who are keen to assess and improve the user experience of their buildings will find invaluable.