BAU-BIOLOGIE
Bau-biologie or Building Biology, as it is now called in the United States, was founded in Germany in the 1960ā€™s by a group of professionals from a variety of disciplines concerned about the inability of post World War II housing to support health and ecology. Studies found that many of the new buildings were constructed rapidly, resulting in unusual patterns of illnesses; known today as Sick Building Syndrome or building related illnesses. The rapid construction methods did not give building materials enough time to off-gas volatile organic compounds (VOCā€™s), coupled with electrical wiring errors made the occupants of the homes sick.
The American headquarters for the International Institute for Bau-biologieĀ® and Ecology was founded in Clearwater, Florida in 1987. Today, The Building Biology Institute (BBI) 501- C(3) non-profit, educational organisation is dedicated to bringing together the technical expertise, biological understanding and ecological sensitivity to create healthy homes, schools, and workplaces. Much of the criteria and values used in the verification testing sections of the Healthy Home Standard were taken from the Supplement to the Standard of Building Biology Testing Methods SBM-2008, Building Biology Evaluation Guidelines, for Sleeping Areas, Institut fĆ¼r Baubiologie + Ć–kologie IBN, Neubeuern, Germany.
The 25 Principles of Building Biology
Site and Community Design
Electromagnetic Radiation Health
Indoor Air and Water Quality
Occupant Well-being
Environmental Protection, Social Responsibilty and Energy Efficiency
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