Sustainability on the inside...

As I was reviewing my early notes on sustainable buildings for an upcoming quiz, my attention was drawn to all the elements which affect indoor environments. For many of us, our primary concern for all things environmental is for those things that our activities affect in the outside environment.

When was the last time you thought about making your indoor environment a better place to be? Do you ever have more than a passing thought about the following in your numerous indoor environments;

• indoor air quality
• ventilation
• air temperature and humidity
• noise and acoustics
• glare
• access to daylight and exterior views
• quality of light
• quality of water

Perhaps if I put into perspective the fact that Australians spend up to 95% of their time indoors (according to the good folks at CSIRO), then maybe that may pique at least some curiosity?

Be bold and educate yourself. You may wish to start with the State of Knowledge Report -Air toxics and indoor air quality in Australia. In any case, this week's challenge is to think about how to make your environment sustainable on the inside!