Sick Building Syndrome: in Public Buildings and WorkplacesSabah A. Abdul-Wahab Springer Science & Business Media, 3 maj 2011 - 591 This volume throws light on the Sick Building Syndrome in Libraries and other public buildings, and the extent to which it is influenced by the internal environment of libraries. One of the signs of this disease is that the person suffers from a set of symptoms closely related to his/her presence in the building, without the identification of any clear causes, and his/her relief of these symptoms when he/she are out of the building. Hence, the book sheds on the extent to which the interior environment impacts upon the health of the people, and the extent to which this is reflected in their performance. The book can be used for teaching, research, and professional reference. It concludes with the recommendation that is essential to observe environmental dimensions when designing library and public buildings, taking into consideration the expected impact of SBS in library and public buildings on people. The significance of the book derives from the fact that it is the first of its kind to examine the issue of the interior environment and SBS of library and public building worldwide. |
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3 Indoor Air Quality | 59 |
Why the Actual Percentage of Dissatisfied Persons is Higher than Standards Indicate | 75 |
5 Sick Building Syndrome from the Perspective of Occupational and Public Health | 89 |
6 Psychosocial Factors that Aggravate the Symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome and a Cure for Them | 105 |
Determination of Concentrations and Origin of VOCs in Indoor Air Environments by Dynamic Sampling and TDGCMS Analysis | 289 |
17 Is it Safe Enough to Depend on Ventilation? Recommendation of Radical Measures for Addressing Sick Building Syndrome | 335 |
18 Building Related Illnesses | 341 |
19 A Continuous and Proactive Process to Enhance Wellbeing Indoors | 353 |
20 Sick Building Syndrome from an Architectural Perspective | 371 |
21 The Role of Demographic and Psychosocial Factors in Predicting SBS Symptoms in Workplaces | 393 |
22 Epidemiologic Investigation Methods for Sick Building Syndrome | 405 |
23 Noninvasive Health Assessment Methods in Sick Building Syndrome | 423 |
7 Building Biology and Examination Models for Buildings | 113 |
8 The Influence of School Environment on the SBS Symptoms and the Development of Asthma and Allergy | 135 |
The Ecological and Applied Aspects of Microbial Contamination in Archives Libraries and Conservation Environments | 153 |
Monitoring and Modeling Protocol for Urban School Buildings | 179 |
11 Mould Growth on Library Materials Stored in CompactusType Shelving Units | 193 |
12 Is Your Library Building Sick? A Case Study from the Main Library of Sultan Qaboos University at Sultanate of Oman | 207 |
13 The Interaction Between the Physical Environment and People | 239 |
14 Necessity of Counseling Institutions for Sick Building Syndrome Patients | 261 |
15 Investigation of Air Pollution in Large Public Buildings in Japan and of Employees Personal Exposure Levels | 269 |
What Can Be Found Out through Individual Measurements? | 439 |
25 Sick Building Syndrome from a Medical PerspectiveSymptoms and Signs | 453 |
26 Improvement of the Illumination Levels Combined with Energy Savings for a Residential Building | 463 |
27 Passive Methods to Address the Sick Building Syndrome in Public Buildings | 481 |
Impact on Human Health and Wellbeing | 493 |
29 Sick Building Syndrome and Indoor Environmental Quality in China A Review | 509 |
30 Sick Building Syndrome Identification and Risk Control Measures | 533 |
31 The Way Forward | 589 |
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