There is a demonstrated link between exposures to infectious microorganisms present in built environments and human health. In a number of cases, the mechanisms of transmission are well understood, ...

When people think about climate change, they often picture melting glaciers, stronger storms, rising temperatures, or ...

Early exposure to polluted air, including in the womb, can have early and lasting effects on heart health. So reports a new University at Albany led study that surveyed the landscape of research on ...

People spend most of their time in spaces and structures designed, built, and managed by humans. The factors that affect the environments within buildings, the ways in which building characteristics ...

The built environment is the places and spaces in a community that can have either positive or negative effects on the mental and physical health of its residents. Built environment includes all of ...

In times of limited resources and continued evidence of significant climate change, sustainability is increasingly regarded as a topic of global importance. Consider areas such as design, energy, and ...

If we look closely at these two words they tell a hidden story. We have built, which is made, created and manufactured, and environment, which can be either human-made or natural. The term links the ...

We’re not living in a natural outcome of human needs and behavior. The built environment as we know it—buildings and the spaces between—does direct damage to our minds. Land use planning has had ...