SICK BUILDING SYNDROME: AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW.
Author(s) : MCLENNAN P.
Type of article: Article
Summary
REFERS TO RECENT RESEARCH ON THE SICK BUILDING SYNDROME AND SUGGESTS THAT THE SYNDROME MAY RESULT FROM OVERLAPPING RISK FACTORS. THESE ARE PRESENT IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT, OFTEN AT LEVELS TOO INSIGNIFICANT TO CAUSE PROBLEMS BY THEMSELVES BUT WHICH MAY START TO CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS WHEN THEIR PRESENCE REACHES A CRITICAL LEVEL, POSSIBLY IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER FACTORS. THE LIKELY RISKS INCLUDE AIR BORNE POLLUTANTS AND A VARIETY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND DESIGN FEATURES, INCLUDING AIR QUALITY. REFERS TO AND DESCRIBES A TOTAL STRESS LOAD MODEL WHICH PRESENTS 3 SUB-SYSTEMS THAT ACT UPON EACH MEMBER OF STAFF: THE ENVIRONMENT, THE BUILDING AND THE WORK. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 25, N 4, 1990/07-08, 90-01234.
Details
- Original title: SICK BUILDING SYNDROME: AN ALTERNATIVE VIEW.
- Record ID : 1991-0798
- Languages: English
- Source: Facilities - vol. 8 - n. 4
- Publication date: 1990
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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- Themes: Indoor air quality
- Keywords: Sick building; Air quality; Health; Pollution; Modelling; Thermal comfort; Air conditioning
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