1. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 1 Health & Comfort Our Aim was: Explaining and applying the principles of built environments that bring a high level of vitality and optimal comfort up to a high age

2. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 2 Our Strategy has been: Sustainable Comfort = Health = 1.Reducing Health Risk (Safety, Security)* + 2.Health Support + 3.Extending Healthy, Vital and Productive Years

3. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 3 Tactics = use the 3 Professional Outlooks : 1.Aesthetics, Creativity + User-orientation 2.Comfort + long-term effects (Sustainable Comfort) 3.Process Elucidation + Design Creativity Towards a Health Supportive Built Environment

4. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 4 (Mis) Conceptions on Users -User Orientation -User as co-designer -Mass individualization (Adaptive & Adaptable) -Integral Design -Designer Orientation -Standardisation -Fear for ICT or Technology Push -User does not want innovation -A Vendor’s market -Innovation will disrupt the market -User orientation is a luxury and not needed

5. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 5 Year Women Men Life Expectancy in the Netherlands 1850-1994 Source: E.M. Tabeau 1997. Grenzen aan de Ouderdom, Demos (Oktober/November) http://www.nidi.nl/public/demos/dm97091.html Average Life Expectancy at Birth

6. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 6 The 3 P’s in Design 1. Profit 2. People 3. Planet 1850 1. People 2. Profit 3. Planet 1950 1.Planet 2.Profit 3. People 1980 1. People 2. Profit 3. Planet 2010 ?

7. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 7 Occupational Safety & Health (OSH) Guest Speaker at 7y710 ir. Trees Klaver Arbo en Milieu Service Organisatie (AMSO), TU/e

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11. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 11 Next trimester: Course on Domotics for more details

12. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 12 Health risk Values Individual Health Individual Exposure Assessment Medical Diagnosis Public Health Exposure Assessment Incidence of Nuisance, Stress or Disease Prevalence of Nuisance, Stress or Disease Chain Model Risk Analysis (OHS approach) DALY’s (Disability Adjusted Life Years) HACCP methodology = engineering tool

13. October 25, 2003JEMH van Bronswijk TU/e, October 25, 2003 13 The Expert you will be (MSc, PhD) Oversees and uses the body of Old Knowledge Renews technical legislation and professional guidelines Spreads New Knowledge through professional journals Researcher: makes New Knowledge in peer-reviewed contributions to scientific journals