Combating the 'Sick Building Syndrome' by improving indoor air quality

Pongchai Nimcharoenwon; Graham Miller

Combating the 'Sick Building Syndrome' by improving indoor air quality

Pongchai Nimcharoenwon
, Graham Miller

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Abstract

The 'Sick Building Syndrome' (SBS) is a term often used to explain symptoms, such as headaches, dizziness, runny noses, itchiness and so on, produced by any harmful environment in buildings, especially in air-conditioned buildings (Royal Australian Institute of Architects, 1991, p. 1). As approximately 80% to 90% of people's time is spent in buildings (EAP, 1998), concerns about indoor air quality resulting in such symptoms are increasing.

Original language	English
Journal	Australian Journal of Construction Economics and Building
Publication status	Published - 2001

Keywords

construction industry
surveying
air quality
Sick Building Syndrome

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Combating the 'Sick Building Syndrome' by improving indoor air quality

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