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4. Measures to Improve G‐SEED Related to Health
4.1. Land Use and Transport
The G‐SEED standards include measures for reuse of existing land, access to sunlight, restricting
underground development. Among standards, 1.4 Measures to Prevent right of light, 1.6 Proximity of
public transportation, and 1.7 Bicycle parking lots are closely related to human health. In our study,
we concluded that the additional criteria should be developed for external kinetic spaces with
community gyms and equipment such as air walkers, steppers, and chest press to encourage people to
spend their time outdoors.
4.2 Energy and Pollution
Effective project design includes many energy efficient features such as high‐efficiency HVAC
systems and renewable energy. Health can be improved under standard 2.2 TAB and commissioning
by minimizing poor air quality and thermal comfort issues resulting from the infiltration of untreated
air through the building envelope. Envelope commissioning should be considered as a mandatory
measure.
4.3 Material and Resources ‐ Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPD)
This section addresses standards for the use of environmentally declared products and low carbon
materials. To promote transparency throughout the supply chain, increased access to information on
materials and procedures for building users should be considered. In addition, standards for interior
finish materials that have international material descriptions (e.g., Declare Label and Health Product
Declaration) should be updated to ensure all ingredients are evaluated and disclosed down to a specific
pollutant concentration.
4.4 Water Management – High Level of Water Quality
Water management addresses how a project reduces water consumption by incorporating water‐
saving fixtures such as water closet, lavatory faucet, and rainwater and gray water harvesting systems.
We believe that setting the criteria for water quality measurement items such as turbidity, E. coli, lead,
antimony, and mercury in drinking water can prevent diseases that cause problems in the urinary
system, reproductive system, and endocrine system. Figure 3 shows relative importance of standards
for water quality measurement and consumption to the various human systems.
Cardiovascular
Digestive
Endocrine
Immune
Integumentary
Muscular
Nervous
Reproductive
Respiratory
Skeletal
Figure 3. Weighting and Scoring of Health‐Friendly Assessment Standards by Category
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