Investigating The Components of a Healthy Building Design Based on Epigenetic Changes
Fatemeh Rahbari
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Ph.D. Student in Architecture, Department of Architecture, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.
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Hadi MahmoudiNejad
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Department of Architecture, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.
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Gholamhosein Naseri
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Associate Prof., Department of Architecture, Damghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Damghan, Iran.
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Seyed Mostafa Hosseini
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Advisor, Human Genetics Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
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Keywords: Environmental health, gene-environment, genetics and epigenetics, healthy building,
Abstract :
Since the growth of technology in the digital age, the construction industry has undergone a vast transformation. As this significant change has had some consequences for human health and raised concerns, adopting new measures and solutions to ease the crisis seems essential. In this regard, the design of a healthy building can serve as an important factor in maintaining health and preventing diseases. Healthy buildings try to minimize the negative effects of the environment on the health and hygiene of users by combining architecture, medical science and psychology. As genetic factors play a key role in health, a deeper examination justifies the importance of long-term human health (genetic health), healthy building design, and its impact on genetic health. On the other hand, epigenetics is the study of external or environmental factors that turn genes on or off and affect gene expression. Epigenetics aims to identify the dynamic changes in a cell's transcription potential, which may or may not be heritable. But what are the design components of a healthy building based on epigenetic changes? The current research was conducted to answer this question. This research is qualitative in terms of approach and practical in terms of purpose. Library and documentary research methods were used, and in-depth (semi-structured) interviews were conducted. The interviews were analyzed using open, axial, and selective codes. Then the content was presented in data-based table, and healthy building design components were based on epigenetic changes. It is hoped that the results of the study will create an opportunity for long-term human health. Future studies can conduct laboratory research.
