6.0 Health and wellbeing

Hea 01 Visual comfort

Up to 6

• The potential for disabling glare has been designed out of all relevant building areas.
• Good practice daylighting levels have been met.
• Floor space in the relevant building areas has an adequate view out to reduce eye strain and provide a link to the outside.
• Internal and external lighting systems are designed to avoid flicker and provide appropriate illuminance (lux) levels.
• Internal lighting is zoned to allow for occupant control.

Hea 02 Indoor air quality

5

• Minimising sources of air pollution through careful design, specification and planning.
• Building ventilation strategy is designed to be flexible and adaptable to potential future building occupant needs and climatic scenarios.

Hea 03 Safe containment in laboratories

2

• Production of an objective risk assessment of the proposed laboratory facilities.
• Containment devices such as fume cupboards meet best practice safety and performance requirements and objectives.
• Containment level 2 and 3 laboratory facilities to meet best practice safety and performance criteria where specified.

Hea 04 Thermal comfort

3

• Thermal modelling carried out to appropriate standards.
• Projected climate change scenarios considered as part of the thermal model.
• The thermal modelling analysis has informed the temperature control strategy for the building and its users.

Hea 05 Acoustic performance

up to 4 credits

• The building meets appropriate acoustic performance standards and testing requirements in terms of:
  • Sound insulation
  • Indoor ambient noise levels
  • Reverberation times.

• Provision of effective measures which support safe access to and from the building.
• Security needs are understood and taken into account in the design and specification.

• Risk assessment for natural hazards that may affect the building and the implementation of measures to mitigate any risks.

• Provision of outdoor space which gives privacy and a sense of wellbeing.

• Reduction of water contamination risk and provision of clean fresh sources of water.