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Sick or Health?

Sick or Health?. The building saga. Sick Building Syndrome a collection of certain specific complaints and symptoms experienced by workers during or after a stay in certain building spaces Source: E Eyskens, L Feenstra, AE Meinders (eds) 1991. Codex Medicus. Elsevier,

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Sick or Health?

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  1. Sick or Health? The building saga JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  2. Sick Building Syndrome a collection of certain specific complaints and symptoms experienced by workers during or after a stay in certain building spaces Source: E Eyskens, L Feenstra, AE Meinders (eds) 1991. Codex Medicus. Elsevier, Amsterdam. ISBN 90-6228-183-4 JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  3. Source: http://www.who.org/aboutwho/en/definition.html JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  4. Sick Buildings & Bad Dwellings In control: ‘Bad’ – No control ‘Sick’ 1. Actual Use 2. Maintenance 3. Finishing and Furnishing 4. Renovation / Expansion 5. Move out / Change job (‘Bad’) Owner > Tenant > Employee (‘Sick’) JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  5. Sick Building Symptoms • Dry eyes • Dry throat • Headache • Dry skin • Mucous membrane irritation • Lethargy • Asthmatic symptoms JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  6. A Sick Building • forms an environment that does not • answer to the human need for: • - Absence ofPathogens • - Absence of other biotic, chemical or physicalPollutants • - ThermalComfort • LightingComfort • AcousticComfort • - SufficientSpace, Privacy, Peace, Quiet, Control • - Contactwith outdoors (view, sound, smell, air quality) • Source: PA Vroon 1991. Ziekmakende Gebouwen en de evolutie van de mens. • Bouwfysica 2(2):18-25; E Eyskens, L Feenstra, AE Meinders (eds) 1991. • Codex Medicus. Elsevier, Amsterdam. ISBN 90-6228-183-4 JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  7. A Healthy Building forms an environment that - Has a Low Risk for negative health effects - Makes Healthy Behaviour self-evident - Compensates for disease or infirmity present - Stimulates users to realise their ambitions - Leaves Users Master of the situation JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  8. Ergonomics is a domain of science dealing with the application of information onphysicalandpsychologicalcharacteristics of persons to thedesign of devices & systems for human use Source: ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA; http://www.britannica.com/ JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  9. Building Assessment Building-in-use method = repeated questionnaires JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  10. Physical, Chemical, Biological • ‘Simple’ measurements • Temperature (air, global, surfaces) • Humidity • Light & lighting for visual and biological effects • Sound and noise • Geometrics and sizes • Carbon dioxide, dust, other chemical pollutants • Allergens, pathogenic micro-organisms • Combined with calculation • - (Humidity) • -Thermal comfort according to Fanger’s model • -Acoustics (speech audibility, enjoying music) • -Allergen production JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  11. Attacking Health-Problem related to Buildings • Step 1: (Medical) diagnosis of health complaints  nuisance, disease • Step 2: List building-related contributing factors  characteristics, maintenance • Step 3: Construct and explanation model • Step 4: Take measurements to validate the model  building physics, questionnaires • Step 5: Advice accordingly • Step 6: Assess new situation  improved? JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

  12. Choosing your methodologies • Step 1: Search Google Scholar • Step 2: Search Science Direct • Step 3: Search WebSpirs • Step 4: Search Web-of-Science Reference Manager to manage your methodology information ! JEMH van Bronswijk, TU/e, Eindhoven

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