Program of Requirements Healthy Homes

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A significant portion of all pollutants we breathe comes from indoor spaces. This is worrisome, as people spend an average of 90 percent of their time indoors. An unhealthy indoor climate impacts people's health and productivity and can lead to respiratory complaints, asthma, sleep problems, loss of concentration and cardiovascular disease, among other things. By creating a healthy indoor climate in homes, many of these health complaints are preventable, advocates Platform Healthy Indoors.

The Program of Requirements (PoR) Healthy Homes now provides the construction industry, after PoRs for offices and schools, with a clear guideline for achieving a healthy indoor climate in homes. Based on the latest scientific insights and best practices, performance requirements in the areas of air, climate, light and noise have been formulated. The Platform Healthy Indoors guideline was developed in collaboration with Binnenklimaat Nederland, TU Eindhoven, BBA Binnenmilieu and TNO.