strategy
Investigating sick building syndrome
Synonyms:
Reporting sick building syndromeTreating unhealthy buildings
Correcting unhealthy buildings
Implementation:
Sick building syndrome SBS) alludes to a certain variety of debilitating symptoms affecting office workers and residents of other buildings. SBS is wide spread and may occur in offices, apartment houses, nurseries and schools, resulting in substantial costs to the community. Broader:
Designing ecologically Facilitated by:
Testing contaminated buildings Problems:
Allergy inducing industrial chemicalsDestructive action of mould in tropical climates
Environmental hazards of furniture and fixtures manufacture
Indoor air pollution
Over-use of formaldehyde in building materials and personal products
Poisonous, allergenic and biologically active wood
Sick building syndrome
Values:
SicknessSyndromeUnhealthiness Subjects:
Medicine → PathologyAmenities → Buildings
Industry → Construction
Research, Standards → Investigations
Health Care → Health
Type Classification:
E: Emanations of other strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
