Indoor Air Quality: A Psychosocial Perspective

Boxer, Peter A.

doi:10.1097/00043764-199005000-00007

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“…The term SBS is used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified [Boxer, 1990]. The complaints may be localized in a particular room or zone, or may be widespread throughout the building.…”

Section: The Importance Of Environmental Health In Buildingsmentioning

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Understanding the Importance of Sustainable Buildings in Occupants Environmental Health and Comfort

Okhovat¹,

Aryan²,

MohammadReza³

et al. 2010

JSD

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Where and how buildings are built affects the ecosystems around us in countless ways. And the buildings themselves create new indoor environments that present new environmental problems and challenges. In addition, the growing use of synthetic materials, solvents and mechanical systems of environmental control within buildings carry threats to health and personal well-being. This paper investigates how indoor environmental quality influences the health and comfort of occupants. The solutions to sustainable indoor environment are reviewed afterwards. The results show that maintaining the conditions of a building improves the health of its occupants. Meanwhile, with regards to the importance of improving environmental conditions in green buildings, the well-being, health and safety of building occupants and all those potentially affected by a building should be a primary goal of a sustainable architecture.

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Understanding the Importance of Sustainable Buildings in Occupants Environmental Health and Comfort

Okhovat¹,

Aryan²,

MohammadReza³

et al. 2010

JSD

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“…14,15,16 Some studies have shown relationships between psychological, social, and organizational factors in the workplace and the occurrence of symptoms and comfort complaints. 16,17,18,19 Less often, an illness may be found to be specifically related to something in the building environment. Some examples of potentially building-related illnesses are allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Legionnaires' disease, Pontiac fever, and carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning.…”

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HETA 2000-0283-2823, Rehabilitation Services Commission, Columbus, Ohio.

2001

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“…14, 15,16 Some studies have shown relationships between psychological, social, and organizational factors in the workplace and the occurrence of symptoms and comfort complaints. 16,17,18,19 Less often, an illness may be found to be specifically related to something in the building environment. Some examples of potentially building-related illnesses are allergic rhinitis, allergic asthma, hypersensitivity pneumonitis, Legionnaires' disease, Pontiac fever, and carbon monoxide poisoning.…”

Section: Evaluation Criteriamentioning

confidence: 99%

HETA 2000-0088-2809, Southwest Airlines Dallas Reservations Center, Grand Prairie, Texas.

2000

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Indoor Air Quality: A Psychosocial Perspective

Cited by 84 publications

References 3 publications

Understanding the Importance of Sustainable Buildings in Occupants Environmental Health and Comfort

Understanding the Importance of Sustainable Buildings in Occupants Environmental Health and Comfort

HETA 2000-0283-2823, Rehabilitation Services Commission, Columbus, Ohio.

HETA 2000-0088-2809, Southwest Airlines Dallas Reservations Center, Grand Prairie, Texas.

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