BUILDING ENGINEER IN GRANADA FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION AND HEALTHY HOME

Let’s take into consideration some factors that are making healthier homes. It is all about the indoor climate.

How can I improve indoor air quality:

1. Meet thresholds for Particulate Matter
2. Smoke-Free Environment
3. Ventilation system design
4. Provide operable windows
5. Pollution infiltration management
6. Air filtration
7. Implement ultraviolet treatment for HVAC Surfaces

Healthy drinking water:

The following requirements are met:

1. The project provides at least one drinking water dispenser, plus one drinking water dispenser per dwelling unit.

2. All drinking water dispensers provide water that meets the following parameters:¹

   1. Arsenic ≤ 0.01 mg/L.
   2. Cadmium ≤ 0.003 mg/L.
   3. Chromium (total) ≤ 0.05 mg/L.
   4. Copper ≤ 2 mg/L.
   5. Fluoride ≤ 1.5 mg/L.
   6. Lead ≤ 0.01 mg/L.
   7. Mercury (total) ≤ 0.006 mg/L.
   8. Nickel ≤ 0.07 mg/L.
   9. Nitrate ≤ 50 mg/L as Nitrate (11 mg/L as Nitrogen).
   10. Nitrite ≤ 3 mg/L as Nitrite (0.9 mg/L as Nitrogen).
   11. Total chlorine ≤ 5 mg/L.

Nourishment as part of daily life:

1. Provide Fruits and Vegetables
2. Nutritional information is important
3. Limit total sugars
4. Promote healthy portions
5. Nutritional education
6. Mindfulness when eating
7. Food preparation
8. Responsible Food Sourcing
9. Limit red and processed meats