Abstract
The “Living Places” project involves integrating low-emission design strategies with indoor environmental quality in single-family homes through two key stages: design and use. During the design stage, the approach established principles for enhancing indoor health and minimising negative environmental impact by utilising advanced simulation workflows to evaluate thermal comfort, indoor air quality, and daylighting. Life cycle assessment (LCA) was used to determine the environmental impacts and drive decision-making. In the use phase, an observation campaign was conducted from 1st July to 1st September 2024 with 98 participants. This campaign employed an IoT sensor system to collect environmental data within living spaces and included an anonymous survey to gather residents’ feedback on comfort, satisfaction, and attachment to the houses’ spaces. The assessment combined monitoring with survey information to confirm design assumptions and understand occupants’ perceptions. Finally, the Living Places project aims to provide effective guidelines for healthy and sustainable residential buildings, demonstrating the feasibility of environmentally responsible architecture.
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Cite this article
Di Santo N, Rupp RF, Christoffersen J, Sarran L, Rockcastle S, Søgaard R, Maagaard S, Bjørkskov KBR, Herrero Gil JP, Guglietti A, Feifer L (2025). Ensuring excellent indoor environments and ultra-low carbon footprint in a single-family house from design to operation. Energy and Buildings. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2025.116425
