This book focuses on the enclosed environment of fully-conditioned buildings, a unique ecosystem which impacts on human life and our expanding global footprint. Emphasizing connections between buildings, human health and sustainability, it analyses the social, behavioral, and technological issues of indoor space.

Elizabeth L. McCormick is an Assistant Professor of Architecture and Building Technology at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte School of Architecture, as well as a PhD candidate at North Carolina State University's College of Design. She is a licensed architect, educator, and researcher whose work explores healthy, climatically sensitive, and contextually appropriate building design strategies that connect occupants to the outdoors while also reducing the dependence on mechanical conditioning technologies. McCormick is a LEED and WELL-Accredited Professional, as well as a Certified Passive House Consultant with over 10 years of experience as a practicing architect. She has worked on a variety of project scales from single-family passive houses to LEED-certified commercial office buildings and campuses.

McCormick was the recipient of the 2021 AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award and is an active member of numerous professional and academic organizations, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), National Passive House Alliance (PHAUS), and she is a board member for the Building Technology Educators Society (BTES). This book proposal is inspired by the Inside l OUT Symposium that McCormick organized and moderated in Charlotte, North Carolina in March 2022.