With the changes to the National Construction Code 2022 (Condensation Management) coming into effect, "Healthy home" has become a buzz phrase.

It's one that I think is being used quite loosely to describe homes that are built with condensation management and ventilation strategies in place, without fully understanding the many different ways the built environment can impact the wellbeing of the human.

This can be misleading for clients and could land architects, building designers and builders, who make these claims, in trouble.

In this presentation I did for members of the Australian Institute of Architects, I shared what creating a healthy home has come to mean for me, based on my experiences with environmental illness, and studies in Building Biology, specialising in healthy home design and healthy building materials.