IDENTIFICATION OF DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF “LIVING COMFORT” AND “COMFORTABLE LIVING ENVIRONMENT”

Abstract

The article discusses the features of identifying the main factors defining the concept of living comfort and the formation of the concept of comfortable living environment. The differences between the living comfort and comfortable living environment is revealed. The analysis of the United methodology of classification of residential buildings on the consumer quality (class) developed by the Committee of Experts on the development and consulting of the Russian Guild of Realtors in 2012 and on the definition of luxury and class housing. According to the research of professionals working in the real estate property companies, the main criteria by which to assess the housing buyers of apartments are given. The constituent elements of a comfortable living environment, including in addition to living comfort structure elements of the service destination, which can be taken as mass housing, housing economy class, comfort class, class housing increased comfort, business class and elite class, are given. It is proposed to introduce the concept of accumulation - a quantitative saturation of the service facilities of the residential complex, to determine the qualitative characteristics of the living environment and service objects when creating a classification of residential environment for comfort.