Sick Buildings: Definition, Diagnosis and Mitigation

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CRC Press, May 4, 2018 - Technology & Engineering - 416 pages
This book is a comprehensive examination of the phenomenon of poor indoor air quality (IAQ) characterized as sick or problem buildings. Significant emphasis is given to defining the nature of the problem, the various potential causal and risk factors, problem building diagnostic protocols and contaminant measurements, and the mitigation of IAQ problems, including case histories. The book features a discussion on the potential causal factors studied extensively in Europe and recognized in North America as well.
 

Contents

1 Defining the Issues
1
2 PeopleRelated Risk Factors
29
3 Environmental ConditionsEnvironmental Systems
53
4 Office Materials Equipment and Furnishings
93
5 GasVapor and ParticulatePhase Contaminants
139
6 Contaminants of Biological Origin
171
7 Diagnosing Problem Buildings
205
8 Measurement of Indoor Air Contaminants
273
9 Source Control
307
10 Contaminant Control
347
Index
389
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Godish, Thad

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