Is sick building syndrome for real?: An article from: Journal of Property Management
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Author(s)Sally S. Hughes, Barbara A. Holt
PublisherInstitute of Real Estate Management
ISBN / ASINB00092LC6K
ISBN-13978B00092LC65
MarketplaceFrance 🇫🇷
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From the supplier: Sick building syndrome refers to mild work-related irritations purportedly caused by air pollution within office buildings. The symptoms include headaches, fatigue and skin disorders. Twenty-five percent of such cases are caused by a specific agent such as contamination from a fungi or bacteria, but causes of the remaining 75% are difficult to ascertain. To help property managers evaluate the validity of claims against a 'sick' building, two consecutive studies were conducted on indoor air quality involving multistory buildings over 20 years old. Regular measurements of indoor air quality were taken, followed by the manipulation of building ventilation while keeping temperature and humidity at comfortable levels. Questionnaires inquiring as to changes in symptoms were then distributed among a majority of the building employees. The results suggest that sick building syndrome may not exist as a separate illness.
Citation Details
Title: Is sick building syndrome for real?
Author: Sally S. Hughes
Publication:Journal of Property Management (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1994
Publisher: Institute of Real Estate Management
Volume: v59 Issue: n4 Page: p32(3)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
From the supplier: Sick building syndrome refers to mild work-related irritations purportedly caused by air pollution within office buildings. The symptoms include headaches, fatigue and skin disorders. Twenty-five percent of such cases are caused by a specific agent such as contamination from a fungi or bacteria, but causes of the remaining 75% are difficult to ascertain. To help property managers evaluate the validity of claims against a 'sick' building, two consecutive studies were conducted on indoor air quality involving multistory buildings over 20 years old. Regular measurements of indoor air quality were taken, followed by the manipulation of building ventilation while keeping temperature and humidity at comfortable levels. Questionnaires inquiring as to changes in symptoms were then distributed among a majority of the building employees. The results suggest that sick building syndrome may not exist as a separate illness.
Citation Details
Title: Is sick building syndrome for real?
Author: Sally S. Hughes
Publication:Journal of Property Management (Refereed)
Date: July 1, 1994
Publisher: Institute of Real Estate Management
Volume: v59 Issue: n4 Page: p32(3)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
