Building materials and acoustics
- Natural and unadulterated building materials
- With a pleasant or neutral smell and without outgassing toxins
- Building materials with low radioactivity levels
- Human-oriented noise and vibration protection
Indoor Environmental Quality – not just air
- Natural regulation of indoor air humidity through humidity-buffering materials
- Low total moisture content of a new building that dries out quickly
- Well-balanced ratio between thermal insulation and heat retention
- Optimal air and surface temperatures
- Good indoor air quality through natural ventilation
- Heating system based on radiant heat
- Changing the natural balance of background radiation as little as possible
- Without human-made electromagnetic and radiofrequency radiation exposure
- Reduction of fungi, bacteria, dust and allergens as low as possible
Environment, Energy and Water
- Minimizing energy consumption and utilizing as much renewable energy as possible
- Building materials preferably from the local region without promoting exploitation of scarce and hazardous resources
- Causing no environmental problems
- Best possible drinking water quality
Spacial Design
- Consideration of harmonic measures, proportions and shapes
- Natural conditions of light, lighting and color
- Application of physiological and ergonomic findings to interior and furniture design
Building Site
- Building site without natural and human-made disturbances
- Residential homes away from sources of emissions and noise
- Low-density housing with sufficient green space
- Personalized, natural, human- and family-oriented housing and settlements
- Building without causing social burdens
Translated from IBN 25 Grundregeln der Baubiologie