Health and well-being and indoor environmental quality in buildings - Health and well-being in non domestic buildings. Code of practice

Health and well-being and indoor environmental quality in buildings - Health and well-being in non domestic buildings. Code of practice

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1   Scope

This British Standard gives recommendations for the measuring, monitoring and reporting of the well‑being and indoor environmental quality (IEQ) performance of an occupied building and the associated building services.
This British Standard provides an evaluation and rating system, the purpose of which is to enhance IEQ, with the aim of creating buildings which support and improve the well-being of building occupants; including, but not limited to, staff, visitors, tenants and customers.
The IEQ performance score generated as an outcome of this evaluation provides organizations with a benchmark score that can be used to identify areas of below par performance and enable improvements to be made accordingly.
It is applicable to non-domestic buildings, including existing building stock. It can be used, along with other standards and design guidance, in existing buildings, renovations and new build developments for target setting, evaluation and assessment of health and well-being in buildings. It covers a good practice approach to the evaluation and assessment of the following factors:
  1. a) air quality;
  2. b) light quality;
  3. c) thermal comfort; and
  4. d) acoustic and soundscape quality.

NOTE The indoor environmental characteristics in terms of their definition, evaluation and interpretation are detailed in BS EN 16798‑1, PD CEN/TR 16798‑2 and BS EN ISO 7730.

It does not cover:
  1. 1) spaces used for permanent or semi-permanent habitation;
  2. 2) temporary structures;
  3. 3) construction methods;
  4. 4) furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E);
  5. 5) health and well-being not related to the building or the building services;
  6. 6) medical assessment or evaluation;
  7. 7) cultural norms and acceptable behaviours;
  8. 8) life safety systems;
  9. 9) biophilia;
  10. 10) water quality; or
  11. 11) electro-magnetic fields.
This British Standard is for use by any organization of any size and sector. It is for use by design, construction, surveying and facilities management professionals, and also by landlords, employers, employee representatives, occupational health and safety and well‑being professionals.