title: [Italian Society of Hygiene (SItI) recommendations for a healthy, safe and sustainable housing].
abstract: As part of the strategies to promote health in urban areas, the Italian Society of Hygiene (SItI) has updated its recommendations for healthy, safe and sustainable housing. They were issued by an ad hoc SitI working group on the basis of the best available evidence retrieved from a review of the scientific and legal literature on the topic and in line with World Health Organisation, European Union, and other international bodies statements. SItI document includes recommendations for environmental comfort, mental and social wellbeing, environmental protection as well as the safety of people who dwell houses. In addition to typical issues (such as relative humidity parameters, ventilation, and safety rules), SItI recommendations address innovative aspects such as building compatibility between different functions, building safety management and green area design. In this context, SItI recommendations emphasise the need of a strengthened interaction between architects and public health experts to ensure the complete wellbeing in houses where people spend more than 50% of their lives.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di scienze biomediche, biotecnologiche e traslazionali, Università degli Studi di Parma.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Signorelli
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di architettura, ingegneria delle costruzioni e ambiente costruito, Politecnico di Milano. stefano.capolongo@polimi.it.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Capolongo
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di architettura, ingegneria delle costruzioni e ambiente costruito, Politecnico di Milano.
authors.forename: Maddalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buffoli
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Pavia.
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Capasso
authors.affiliation: Società italiana di igiene.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faggioli
authors.affiliation: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma.
authors.forename: Umberto
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Moscato
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di architettura, ingegneria delle costruzioni e ambiente costruito, Politecnico di Milano.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Oberti
authors.affiliation: Azienda USL di Empoli.
authors.forename: Maria Grazia
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Petronio
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di ingegneria civile, edile e ambientale, Sapienza Università di Roma.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: D'Alessandro
mesh_terms: D006293:Health Promotion / Q000592:standards*; D006798:Housing / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000592:standards*; D007558:Italy; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards; D012449:Safety; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014867:Water; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D014867:Water