Healthy and sustainable homes

Question 1

Renewable

Answer 1

Plants and animals material

Question 2

Recyclable

Answer 2

Stone metal glass?

Process of collecting and processing material into raw materials or new products reducing the amount of solid waste disposal in landfill.

Question 3

VOC

Answer 3

Volatile
organic
compound

turned to a solid to a gas

VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compounds which are organic chemicals that off-gas toxic fumes at room temperature. When indoors, these chemicals are actually 10 times more harmful to our health!

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are emitted as gases from certain solids or liquids. VOCs include a variety of chemicals, some of which may have short- and long-term adverse health effects. Concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors.

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) are a large group of chemicals that are found in many products we use to build and maintain our homes. Once these chemicals are in our homes, they are released or “off-gas” into the indoor air we breathe.

Question 4

Sustainable

Answer 4

Sustainable design,
socially responsible method that encompass the needs of the present without compromising future generations, and preserving our natural environment and resources.

Question 5

Biophilic Design?

Answer 5

Adding Natural elements in the design

Biophilic design is a concept used within the building industry to increase occupant connectivity to the natural environment through the use of direct nature, indirect nature, and space and place conditions.