CREATION OF A COMFORTABLE ENVIRONMENT IN PREMISES OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS WITH ACCOUNT FOR ARCHITECTURAL, ENGINEERING AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS

The author provides his multiple-factor approach to the assessment and creation of a comfortable indoor environment with account for architectural, engineering and ecological parameters. Architectural parameters include indoor space arrangement, color solutions, etc. The engineering approach contemplates favorable acoustic, thermal, humidity and lighting conditions. Nowadays, the problem of the indoor microclimate is resolvable through the assessment of its conditions and further assurance of comfort with the help of multiple advanced engineering solutions. Civil engineering solutions may also bring an adequate level of comfort through the application of effi cient building materials. The ecological safety of any premises has an impact not only on the sense of comfort, but on the physical stamina and health of residents. The comfort of the inhabited environment also means appropriate electro-magnetic properties and adequate aeration. Research projects and advanced solutions are to make their contribution into development of new criteria of assessment of comfort, particularly, in the inadequate ecological and social urban environment