A longitudinal study of environmental risk factors for subjective symptoms associated with sick building syndrome in new dwellings

Takigawa, Tomoko; Wang, Bing Ling; Sakano, Noriko; Wang, Da Hong; Oginö, Kazuhíde; Kishi, Reiko

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.06.023

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“…Furthermore, application of ventilation was also introduced as an effective measure to control indoor air pollution caused by VOCs emissions (Kim et al 2008). Takigawa et al (2009) also introduced the existence of chemicals (i.e. indoor aldehydes, VOCs, airborne fungi, and dust mite allergens) as the major contributors to SBS.…”

Section: Review Of Studies Mitigating Sbsmentioning

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Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

AlWaer

Omrany

Ghaffarianhoseini

et al. 2018

Architectural Science Review

178

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Health and well-being are vitally important aspects of people centric building design and are the roots of productivity. Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a collection of factors that can negatively affect physical health in several ways. Besides physical health is also related to psychological well-being because the human body is one interactive biological system. This paper focuses on reviewing the current state of knowledge on building sickness syndrome which has been prevalent as a building illness since the 1970s especially in offices and schools. While the concepts of intelligent, smart and sustainable buildings have gained considerable attention during recent decades, there is now increasing attention being given to designing healthy buildings. This study provides a review about SBS symptoms. Several negative effects of SBS are identified and potential solutions are advocated. Finally, the study stresses the role of built environment and concludes that ongoing research towards tackling SBS and developing healthy indoor environments should not be limited to a single formula as any health-related building design approach is dependent on several interacting factors. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Review Of Studies Mitigating Sbsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

AlWaer

Omrany

Ghaffarianhoseini

et al. 2018

Architectural Science Review

178

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“…In addition, two longitudinal SBS home studies have been published from Japan. One study in newly constructed homes in Okayama found associations between indoor levels of benzene and SBS (Takigawa et al, 2009). A larger study in newly built dwellings in six prefectures found that elevated levels of indoor aldehydes and aliphatic hydrocarbons were associated with SBS (Takigawa et al, 2012).…”

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Volatile organic compounds (VOC), formaldehyde and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) in schools in Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Associations with rhinitis, ocular, throat and dermal symptoms, headache and fatigue

Norbäck

Hashim

et al. 2017

Science of The Total Environment

101

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• Xylene, formaldehyde and NO 2 in schools in Malaysia can be associated with fatigue among students.• Formaldehyde and NO 2 in the classrooms can be associated with ocular symptoms.• The indoor and outdoor levels of benzene were often above the EU standard for ambient air. This paper studied associations between volatile organic compounds (VOC), formaldehyde, nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) in schools in Malaysia and rhinitis, ocular, nasal and dermal symptoms, headache and fatigue among students. Pupils from eight randomly selected junior high schools in Johor Bahru, Malaysia (N = 462), participated (96%). VOC, formaldehyde and NO 2 were measured by diffusion sampling (one week) and VOC also by pumped air sampling during class. Associations were calculated by multi-level logistic regression adjusting for personal factors, the home environment and microbial compounds in the school dust. The prevalence of weekly rhinitis, ocular, throat and dermal symptoms were 18.8%, 11.6%, 15.6%, and 11.1%, respectively. Totally 20.6% had weekly headache and 22.1% fatigue. Indoor CO 2 were low (range 380-690 ppm). Indoor median NO 2 and formaldehyde concentrations over one week were 23 μg/m 3 and 2.0 μg/m G R A P H I C A L A B S T R A C T a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Contents lists available at ScienceDirectScience of the Total Environment j o u r n a l h o m e p a g e : w w w . e l s e v i e r . c o m / l o c a t e / s c i t o t e n v in schools can be risk factors for ocular and throat symptoms and fatigue among students in Malaysia. The indoor and outdoor levels of benzene were often higher than the EU standard of 5 μg/m 3 .

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“…Muitas vezes, os sintomas são identificados pelo odor desagradável, além de problemas gerados por agentes químicos, poluição biológica, umidade desconfortável, etc. (Takigawa et al, 2009).…”

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Sistematização de indicadores de sustentabilidade como ferramenta auxiliar ao projetista na seleção dos materiais de construção

Bissoli-Dalvi¹,

Alvarez²,

Hofman³

et al. 2013

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RESUMO -O processo de especificação de materiais de construção exige dos profissionais um conhecimento cada vez mais amplo, e, quando correlacionada ao conceito de sustentabilidade, a sistematização de indicadores torna-se uma ferramenta de fundamental importância para a escolha responsável dos materiais construtivos. Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo sistematizar os indicadores potencialmente aplicáveis em um processo de seleção de materiais de construção com base na sustentabilidade. Para a definição dos mesmos foram adotadas como referências as principais ferramentas de avaliação de sustentabilidade, e, para o estabelecimento do alicerce conceitual, foram consideradas as fontes com reconhecida confiabilidade, oriundas principalmente de livros e artigos científicos nacionais e internacionais. A partir da sistematização, foi efetuada a correlação dos indicadores com as dimensões ambiental, econômica, social e cultural do conceito de sustentabilidade. Também foi feita uma análise complementar apontando as etapas do ciclo de vida em que os indicadores atuam para que a sustentabilidade seja favorecida. Como resultado principal, foram listados e conceituados 33 indicadores, sendo perceptível a maior relação dos indicadores com a dimensão ambiental da sustentabilidade. Também foi possível verificar que os indicadores se correlacionam de forma proporcional com as etapas do ciclo de vida, com exceção da etapa Uso/Operação, visto que nesta ocorre menos manipulação do material.Palavras-chave: indicadores de sustentabilidade, materiais de construção, seleção de materiais. ABSTRACT -The process of specifying construction materials requires from professionals an increasingly broad knowledge and, when correlated to the concept of sustainability, the systematization of indicators becomes a tool of fundamental importance for the responsible choice of building materials. This investigation aims to systematize the indicators potentially applicable in a process of selection of building materials based on sustainability. For the definition of these indicators we adopted the main tools for sustainability assessment as references. For the establishment of the conceptual foundation we considered the sources with known reliability, mainly from national and international books and scientific papers. On the basis of the systematization, we established the correlation between the indicators and the environmental, economic, social and cultural dimensions of the concept of sustainability. We also made a complementary analysis pointing out the stages of the life cycle in which the indicators help to favor sustainability. As a major result, 33 indicators were listed and appraised, where a greater relation of the indicators with the environmental dimension of sustainability can be noticed. It was also observed that the indicators are correlated in a proportional manner with the stages of the life cycle, with the exception of the Use/Operation step, in which there is less manipulation of material.

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A longitudinal study of environmental risk factors for subjective symptoms associated with sick building syndrome in new dwellings

Cited by 65 publications

References 28 publications

Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

Volatile organic compounds (VOC), formaldehyde and nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) in schools in Johor Bahru, Malaysia: Associations with rhinitis, ocular, throat and dermal symptoms, headache and fatigue

Sistematização de indicadores de sustentabilidade como ferramenta auxiliar ao projetista na seleção dos materiais de construção

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