Biohabita we have carried out an acoustic sectorization action in a home in Barcelona. Two different units of the same family wanted a completely independent daily dynamic, each using a floor of the same duplex home. The objective was to acoustically separate the two floors by sectoring the current interior staircase, maintaining a connecting door. DIVISIONS. A dry partition system…
WHAT: ARCHITECTURE WEEK-2024 begins! WHERE: • Institut Moisès Broggi (Sant Martí, Barcelona) • Institut la Salle Congrés (Sant Andreu, Barcelona) • Institut Torrent de les Bruixes (Santa Coloma de Gramenet) • Institut Escola Puig i Gairalt (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat) • Col·legi Sant Josep (Sant Sadurní d’Anoia) WHEN: Architecture Week, from 9 to 19 May 2024 During this month of May, a total…
Measurement of radon gas in a unit located in a semi-basement in the neighborhood of Sant Martí (Barcelona). The reference values follow the SBM2015 of the IBN. WHAT HAVE WE FOUND? Regarding the radon gas the readings were strong: 468 Becquerels in the unit. WHAT SHOULD BE FOUND Radon gas: readings should be below 60 Becquerels but the ideal would be…
Biohabitate! Together with ORDEIC engineering, we have designed a gynecological office in Barcelona. Special care has been taken in the lighting environment of the space. Regarding natural lighting and given that the visual needs of medical tasks could only be achieved with artificial lighting, an attempt has been made to maximize the sensation of contact with the outside. The entire façade has…
Do you know that the quality of the indoor air determines the result of your work? Give me a breath! We need about 20 m3 of air per day1. Although it depends a lot on the type of person, it is accepted as a general criterion that an individual at rest breathes 6 liters of air per minute and 16 liters…
Monday 9th january we were with the 2nd ESO students of the El Joncar Institute, in Poblenou (Sant Martí-Barcelona). We gave a workshop on the factors that influence our well-being, comfort and health when designing the cities and buildings we live in. We have gone over the different factors that should be taken into account when designing cities and buildings. Air,…
Biohabita! We have measured the concentration of 129 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the indoor air of SLOW BUILDING BARCELONA, an office building built by HAUS HEALTHY BUILDINGS, a construction company specializing in healthy buildings, promoted by MARCOVE and designed by the BAILO-RULL architectural studio. The objective of the measurement was to verify compliance with the air quality parameters required by the German certification for sustainable constructions DGNB. The…
WHAT: Free CIP Programme/ Workshop: We breathe 20 m3 of air a day … Do you know what is hidden in it? WHERE: Instituto Doctor Puigvert (secondary education) WHEN: 22th november 2022 This morning we lead the workshop where we explain what can be found hidden in the air we breathe, with the 1st ESO students of the Institut Doctor Puigvert, in Sant Andreu, Barcelona. Thanks…
WHAT: Free CIP Programme/ Workshop: Energy, Efficiency?… Sustainability! WHERE: CFA Concepció Arenal WHEN: 9th november 2022 We had the opportunity to do a workshop with the students of the Adult Training Center Concepció Arenal, located in the Women’s Penitentiary Center of Barcelona-Wad Ras, in the neighborhood of Vila Olímpica del Poblenou, Barcelona. We have been talking and answering different questions that kept coming up:…