Share. SICK BUILDINGS >: WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT IS THEIR CAUSE.
Author(s) : TONG D.
Type of article: Article
Summary
DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN BUILDING-RELATED ILLNESS AND SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS). FOR SBS POINTS OUT THAT STAFF WITH NO ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL ARE THE WORST AFFECTED AND THEIR FRUSTRATION AND SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS WILL BE WORSENED IF THEY ARE THEN CONFRONTED BY A MANAGER WHO REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LEGITIMACY OF THEIR COMPLAINTS. SICKNESS RATES ARE HIGH IN BUILDINGS WITH POOR MAINTENANCE STANDARDS. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB. , 26, N 5, 1991/09-10, 91-01634.
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- Original title: . SICK BUILDINGS >: WHAT ARE THEY AND WHAT IS THEIR CAUSE.
- Record ID : 1992-1323
- Languages: English
- Source: Facilities - vol. 9 - n. 7
- Publication date: 1991/07
- Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.
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Indexing
- Themes: Indoor air quality
- Keywords: Sick building; Air treatment; Air quality; Health; Pollution; Pollutant; Thermal comfort; Air conditioning
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