Sleep disruption

Noise, light, temperature or air conditions fragment or delay sleep

family: Sleep

ND-0012 · 2018 · Review
High Direct built environment
A review of the environmental parameters necessary for an optimal sleep environment
Authors per journal record. Building and Environment
Noise, temperature, light and air quality each have plausible and documented effects on sleep quality and continuity.
ND-0014 · 2017 · Review
High Direct built environment
Thermal environment and sleep quality: A review
Lan, Tsuzuki, Liu & Lian. Energy and Buildings
Moderate heat or cold can reduce sleep quality; control of the bed micro-environment may offer a lower-energy route to comfort.
ND-0015 · 2024 · Review
High Direct built environment
Optimizing bedroom thermal environment: A review of human body temperature, sleeping thermal comfort and sleep quality
Authors per journal record. Energy and Built Environment
Body-temperature distribution provides a useful bridge between thermal comfort and sleep quality, which are related but not interchangeable.
ND-0016 · 2025 · Review
High Direct built environment
How do we create a healthier thermal environment for sleep? A review of sleep thermal comfort and sleep quality
Authors per journal record. Building and Environment
Thermal needs vary between and within people; pre-sleep adjustment alone may not meet overnight sleep and comfort needs.
ND-0017 · 2026 · Experimental study
Moderate-high Direct built environment
Multimodal evidence of temperature and sex effects on sleep: sleep physiology, sleep quality, and next-day performance
Authors per journal record. Building and Environment
Warmer nights reduced sleep continuity and efficiency; autonomic and next-day outcomes differed across temperatures and by sex.
ND-0018 · 2025 · Narrative review
Moderate-high Direct built environment
Dreamy Dwellings: How the Sleep Environment Affects Sleep Health in Adults
Gregory D. M. Potter. Lifestyle Medicine
Reviews multiple environmental inputs that can alter sleep, including sensory, thermal and social factors.
ND-0038 · 2014 · Case-control pilot study
Moderate Direct built environment
Impact of Windows and Daylight Exposure on Overall Health and Sleep Quality of Office Workers
Boubekri et al. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine
Workers with more window/daylight exposure reported better sleep and wellbeing and had longer sleep duration in actigraphy analyses.
ND-0102 · 2018 · Guideline
Normative Standard/guideline
Environmental noise guidelines for the European Region
World Health Organization. World Health Organization
Provides health-based recommendations for environmental-noise exposures, including night-time impacts on sleep.