Sick building syndrome and perceived indoor environmental quality: A survey of apartment buildings in Hong Kong

Wong, Siu-Kei; Lai, Lwc; Ho, Daniel Chi Wing; Chau, K.W.; Lam, Clk; Ng, Chris HungFai

doi:10.1016/j.habitatint.2009.03.001

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“…According to WHO, up to 30% of new and remodelled buildings worldwide were recognized to be potential carriers of SBS (Boubekri 2008;Wong et al 2009). Since then, there have been many cases of SBS, predominantly in sealed office buildings.…”

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“…Moreover, it may affect the occupants' hearing abilities, increased systolic blood pressure and chronic headaches (Ismaila and Odusote 2014;Khaiwal et al 2016;Li et al 2016). Wong et al (2009) studied the relationship between human health and environmental quality through investigating the prevalence of SBS among 748 households and their evaluation of IEQ in Hong Kong. It was shown that nasal discomfort was the most common home-related SBS symptom despite the absence of any central ventilation system in apartment buildings.…”

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Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

AlWaer

Omrany

Ghaffarianhoseini

et al. 2018

Architectural Science Review

172

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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: Sbs Contributors Symptoms and Effectsmentioning

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Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

AlWaer

Omrany

Ghaffarianhoseini

et al. 2018

Architectural Science Review

172

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“…Productivity and health gains have been demonstrated in occupants of buildings with good IEQ and a deficit on it is directly related with sick building syndrome [1]. In this context, a large amount of research has been developed for buildings of different types, with the major ones being offices, commercial buildings, and educational buildings.…”

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Indoor Environmental Quality of Urban Residential Buildings in Cuenca—Ecuador: Comfort Standard

Molina

Yaguana

2018

Buildings

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A key factor for achieving healthy environments in residential buildings is the provision of high indoor environmental quality (IEQ) with respect to the acceptance by its occupants, based on levels of the physical parameters which contribute to IEQ. This research focuses on defining the comfort standards of indoor environments of urban dwellings in the city of Cuenca-Ecuador. It takes into account factors such as temperature, air quality, and natural lightning through a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative measurements. Results determined the following values: a comfort temperature (T n ) of 20.12 • C (with ranges from 16.62 • C to 23.62 • C for an acceptance of 80% and from 17.62 • C to 22.62 • C for an acceptance of 90%), a relative humidity between 40-65%, a maximum CO 2 concentration of 614.25 ppm, a day light factor of ≥5 for the social area and ≥4 for the bedroom, and a minimum illumination level of 300 lux. With these results, it was observed that the comfort levels of temperature, CO 2 concentration, and lighting accepted by local users differ from the standards established in local and international regulations. The determined data constitutes a methodological basis for carrying out similar processes in other localities.

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“…The connection between human health and indoor air quality is indisputable. Another study (Wong et al 2009) surveys the prevalence of sick building syndrome (SBS) among apartment residents and makes evaluation of indoor environmental quality (IEQ). Statistical analysis showed that residents with SBS symptoms were less satisfied with their IEQ than those without.…”

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Determining the Ventilation Rate inside an Apartment House on the Basis of Measured Carbon Dioxide Concentrations – Case Study

Kapalo

Vilčeková

Domniţa

et al. 2017

Proccedings of 10th International Conference "Environmental Engineering"

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Abstract. In the construction process of modern residential buildings the aim is to achieve maximum comfort within minimum energy consumption. One of the ways to achieve this requirement is the accurate determination of the volumetric air flow rate necessary to ensure the required indoor air quality. The aim of the paper is to present a methodology for determination the volumetric air flow rate on the basis of the results obtained from experimental measurements of carbon dioxide concentrations, which were carried out inside an apartment house lived by a standard family. Based on the measured values, the mass flow rate release of carbon dioxide was calculated. Consequently, the volumetric air flow rate was calculated in two situations, during the day and during the night. The main goal of the paper is to determine the required fresh air flow rate in an occupied room, based on carbon dioxide concentration measurement, in order to maintain a comfortable level of indoor air quality. The calculated air flow rate should optimize a future investment in ventilation equipment in order to choose the proper air handling unit with low operating costs. The aim is not only to improve the energy efficiency of the ventilation system, but also to ensure a healthy indoor environment. Based on the presented research it can be stated that during the sleeping of four family members there is necessary to ensure the fresh air flow rate of 104 m 3 per hour.

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Sick building syndrome and perceived indoor environmental quality: A survey of apartment buildings in Hong Kong

Cited by 66 publications

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Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

Sick building syndrome: are we doing enough?

Indoor Environmental Quality of Urban Residential Buildings in Cuenca—Ecuador: Comfort Standard

Determining the Ventilation Rate inside an Apartment House on the Basis of Measured Carbon Dioxide Concentrations – Case Study

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