According to the Director General of Housing at the PUPR Ministry, Iwan Suprijanto, there are at least a number of healthy house criteria that must be met after this pandemic. The first criterion is ventilation, the availability of adequate ventilation or windows so that the air in the room can always flow.
"Because of the rules in SNI 03-6572 2001, the area of window and door openings is at least 5% of the floor area," said Iwan.
Next up is air quality. The incoming air does not come from kitchen or bathroom steam and uses an air filter to reduce virus exposure. comfort is also needed thermal by maintaining an average room temperature of 23 to 26 degrees Celsius and maintaining a balance of ventilation between the volume of air entering and leaving.
In terms of humidity, to reduce the growth of moss and mold due to a humid room and poor airflow, there should be sufficient lighting and avoid furniture that covers most of the floor area of the room.
In addition, residents of the house should not allow dust and pests to accumulate in order to anticipate the emergence of allergies and other health problems, so it is necessary to keep the house clean regularly by cleaning the house, sweeping and mopping floors, wiping furniture and vacuuming.
"Another important thing is to maintain water quality by providing a source of clean water that is a source of drinking water for residents, also paying attention to the sewer line not to be clogged, making sure it must flow smoothly into the environmental rainwater channel with a slope of at least two percent," he said.
Another criterion is to reduce noise with landscaping which also has an effect on air movement as a sound conductor is also needed. Use of harmless and toxic building materials, avoid the use of asbestos ceilings, and paints that contain carcinogens that are harmful to the human body.
"We continue to urge people to immediately implement aspects of healthy homes to encourage the creation of a better life in the post-pandemic period," he said.