Umhlobiso wasekhaya awuyona nje indlela ebalulekileyo yokuhlobisa indawo yokuhlala, kodwa iquka imigaqo yoyilo lwesayensi kunye neengqwalasela zokusebenza. Ukusuka ekukhethweni kwemathiriyeli ukuya kuyilo lwesakhiwo, yonke inkalo yokuhombisa ikhaya ichaphazela ngokuthe ngqo ukusebenza kwemveliso, ukuqina, kunye nexabiso lobuhle, kwaye ngaloo ndlela ukukhuphisana kwayo kwimarike yamazwe ngamazwe.
Okokuqala, imigaqo yokusebenza yokuhlobisa ikhaya ibandakanya ukuhlanganiswa kwezinto zesayensi kunye ne-ergonomics. Ngokomzekelo, ubugcisa bokuhombisa befenitshala yomthi buxhomekeke kwingqolowa yomthi, ukuqina, kunye nokuxhathisa ukufuma, ngelixa isinyithi okanye imihlobiso yeplastiki kufuneka ithathele ingqalelo ukumelana nobushushu, ukuxhathisa ukubola kunye nemigangatho yokusingqongileyo. Kurhwebo lwamazwe ngamazwe, izinto ezikhethwayo ziyohluka kakhulu kwiimarike ezahlukeneyo. Umzekelo, iimarike zaseYurophu nezaseMelika zikholisa ukuthanda iinkuni eziqinileyo eziqinisekisiweyo ngokusingqongileyo okanye imathiriyeli evuselelekayo, ngelixa imarike yaseMazantsi-mpuma yeAsia inokukhetha iindleko{3}}zemathiriyeli yokwenziwa esebenzayo. Ke ngoko, ukuqonda iimfuno zezinto ezibonakalayo kwiimarike ekujoliswe kuzo ngundoqo ekuhombiseni ikhaya ngempumelelo urhwebo lwamazwe ngamazwe.
Okwesibini, uyilo olusebenzayo lomhlobiso wekhaya uhambelana nemigaqo ye-ergonomic ukuqinisekisa induduzo kunye nokhuseleko. Ngokomzekelo, izakhiwo zenkxaso yeesofa kunye neebhedi kufuneka zihambelane namagophe omzimba, ngelixa ukuphakama kweekhabhinethi, iitafile kunye nezitulo kufuneka zihlalise abasebenzisi bobude obuhlukeneyo. Uyilo olunjalo aluphuculi nje kuphela amava omsebenzisi kodwa lukwaqinisa ukukhuphisana kwemveliso kurhwebo lwamazwe ngamazwe. Ngapha koko, imigaqo yobuhle yokuhombisa ikhaya ibaluleke ngokulinganayo. Ukuthelekisa umbala, uyilo lwepateni, kunye nokubekwa kwesitayile kunempembelelo ngokuthe ngqo kwizigqibo zokuthenga abathengi. Iinkampani zorhwebo zangaphandle kufuneka ziphonononge ngokucokisekileyo ukhetho lwenkcubeko kwiimarike ezijolise kuzo. Umzekelo, imakethi yeNordic ikhetha isitayile esincinci saseScandinavia, ngelixa imakethi yaseMbindi Mpuma inokuthanda izinto zokuhombisa zegolide.
Isishwankathelo, imigaqo yokusebenza yokuhombisa ikhaya ibandakanya imilinganiselo emithathu: izixhobo, umsebenzi, kunye nobuhle. Iingcali zorhwebo zangaphandle kufuneka ziqwalasele ezi meko ukuze zihlangabezane ngokuchanekileyo neemfuno zemarike yamazwe ngamazwe kunye nokwandisa ukukhuphisana kwemveliso.