Indoor Air Quality Assessment for a Multistorey University Office Building in Malaysia

Abdullah, Abd Halid; Lee, Yee Yong; Aminudin, Eeydzah; Lee, Yeong Huei

doi:10.3992/1943-4618.14.4.93

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“…This suggests that the majority (87%) of the participants concurred that inside ambiance attribute is an important factor that influences the efficiency of the activities of the users in the event centers. This corroborates the previous findings by Abdullah [11] that indoor ambiance attribute impacts on the workplace effecting and productivity of commercial buildings.…”

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“…Yahaya, Hagos and Basrawi [1], research on indoor air quality in commercial buildings in Kautan unveiled that while some buildings have acceptable interior air quality, others have limited air movement, a lot of dust, and high temperatures. Abdullah [11], further the understanding on indoor air quality in Malaysian office buildings and analyzed public health issues about job performance and productivity. The study found that the building's indoor air quality was adequate and suitable for habitation despite the presence of countable symptoms of sick building syndrome (SBS) among its residents.…”

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“…This in most instances is exceeded by the attendees causing overcrowding and poor indoor air quality [10]. In addition, the presence of tobacco smoke within the environment, radon, nitrogen oxide (No2), and aldehyde also contaminate the indoor air [11]. Consequently, these cause health symptoms such as headache, fatigue, breathing difficulty (asthma) and irritated skin, and low work/users' productivity which has become a serious concern in the last three decades [12].…”

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Implications of Indoor Air Pollution in Business Buildings in Nigeria

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Akande

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Globally, the majority of individuals spend 90 percent of their daily routine time indoors. Outside air pollution adds to the toxins created in interior spaces owing to heating and cooling, which has a substantial impact on person healthiness (illness that results in mortality and morbidity) and productiveness. This study investigates the implications of air pollution on interior air quality in commercial buildings such as event centres in Kogi State, Nigeria. Descriptive research approach was used with a questionnaire administered to 120 participants chosen through a random sampling procedure in business buildings. Findings indicated that inadequate window and tiny door size, including absence of mechanical cooling devices linked favourably with higher temperature in the interior but negatively with its moistness. The results show that indoor air quality has negatively impacted on the workforce performance and productivity of the customers, and also on the efficiency of their activities in the event centres. Implication for practice is that designs of apertures should be large enough to allow for cross ventilation while mechanical cooling systems should be included in the design for optimal interior air quality. The study recommends synergistic interventions from academics, policymakers, and occupational practitioners to improve national standard and its implementation for the management and regulation of indoor air quality in inside settings in Nigeria

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“…Meanwhile, a study stated that lethargy is the most prevalent SBS among office workers [27]. Another study stated that the respondents' most prevalent SBS symptom is dizziness [37]. Headache and tiredness are the dominant SBS symptoms [38].…”

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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Related Risk Factors for Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) at the Office and Home: A Systematic Review

Aziz

Adman

Suhaimi

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The comfort and productivity of workers may be affected differently by the indoor air quality (IAQ) and related risk factors at the office and at home. Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is one of the health issues usually faced by workers. SBS is generally associated with the time spent in a building, IAQ, and other related risk factors. The study reviewed papers published in journal articles and conferences regarding IAQ, environmental risk factors and SBS in the last ten years. The review employed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) 2020 items from two significant databases, Scopus and Web of Science. The review steps involved identification, screening, eligibility, data extraction and analysis. The study found that air quality in a building significantly influences work productivity and may contribute to SBS. Findings show that SBS symptoms are linked to various personal characteristics, sociodemographic, working environment and IAQ factors. The physical contaminants, chemical contaminants and ventilation rate have established relations with SBS symptoms. These findings can help to form interventions aiming to improve IAQ and the productivity of occupants.

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“…From a methodological perspective, a variety of scholarly work investigating the IEQ factors in relation to occupants' health, wellbeing and productivity are based on post occupation evaluation (POE) tools [19], such as BUS (Building Use Studies) Methodology [16,20], CBE (Centre for the Built Environmental) Berkeley Survey [21,22], Cost-Effective Open-Plan Environments (COPE) research [23], and BOSSA (Building Occupants Survey System Australia) [24]. Building on the IEQ related elements in these POE tools and findings from previous literature [8,11,25,26], this article focuses on the five IEQ aspects which affect the productivity of office workers, namely 1) thermal comfort [12,27,28], 2) indoor air quality [29,30], 3) lighting [31,32], 4) noise and acoustics [14,33,34], and 5) office layout [16,35].…”

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Indoor environmental factors affecting the productivity of workers in office buildings

Liu

Chang‐Richards

Wang

et al. 2022

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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Poor indoor environmental quality (IEQ) has been found to contribute significantly to productivity losses, with the extent of the contribution differing according to the type of office work in which workers are engaged. However, few studies focus specifically on the occupants of university office buildings where the work being undertaken involves a significant amount of academic research that is expected to require high levels of concentration, insight, creativity, and consistency than is needed in many other types of work. To develop a preliminary understanding of the IEQ factors affecting the productivity of people working in university office buildings, a pilot questionnaire was administered to postgraduate students to validate the IEQ factors that have been found to impact on productivity. To date, twelve postgraduate students from three different office buildings in The University of Auckland completed the questionnaire. The results showed that noise, temperature, air quality, and lighting were the factors most reported on with respect to effects on work productivity. The adopted IEQ factors in this questionnaire instrument is reliable. The findings from this study will help advance understanding of the IEQ factors affecting the productivity of workers in university office buildings, and provide insights for architects, building owners, office managers, and office users to help prevent or mitigate negative impacts on productivity by managing the IEQ conditions in workplaces. Future research will involve the analysis of data from staff as well as students to identify any possible differences that might exist between the two groups of workers engaged in academic research.

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Indoor Air Quality Assessment for a Multistorey University Office Building in Malaysia

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Implications of Indoor Air Pollution in Business Buildings in Nigeria

Implications of Indoor Air Pollution in Business Buildings in Nigeria

Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and Related Risk Factors for Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) at the Office and Home: A Systematic Review

Indoor environmental factors affecting the productivity of workers in office buildings

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