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Sick Building Syndrome

in Public Buildings and Workplaces

  • Extends the syndrome's knowledge to libraries and other public buildings

  • Useful for teaching, research, and professional reference

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (31 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-liii
  2. Indoor Air Quality

    • S. Müjdem Vural
    Pages 59-74
  3. Mould Growth on Library Materials Stored in Compactus-Type Shelving Units

    • Flavia Pinzari, Mariasanta Montanari
    Pages 193-206
  4. The Interaction Between the Physical Environment and People

    • Derek J. Clements-Croome
    Pages 239-259
  5. Building Related Illnesses

    • Gustavo Silveira Graudenz
    Pages 341-352
  6. A Continuous and Proactive Process to Enhance Well-being Indoors

    • Tarja Takki, Kirsi Villberg, Valtteri Hongisto, Risto Kosonen, Anne Korpi
    Pages 353-370

About this book

This volume throws light on the Sick Building Syndrome in Libraries and other public buildings, and the extent to which it is influenced by the internal environment of libraries. One of the signs of this disease is that the person suffers from a set of symptoms closely related to his/her presence in the building, without the identification of any clear causes, and his/her relief of these symptoms when he/she are out of the building. Hence, the book sheds on the extent to which the interior environment impacts upon the health of the people, and the extent to which this is reflected in their performance. The book can be used for teaching, research, and professional reference. It concludes with the recommendation that is essential to observe environmental dimensions when designing library and public buildings, taking into consideration the expected impact of SBS in library and public buildings on people. The significance of the book derives from the fact that it is the first of its kind to examine the issue of the interior environment and SBS of library and public building worldwide.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Al-Khod, Oman

    Sabah A. Abdul-Wahab

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eBook USD 169.00
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Softcover Book USD 219.99
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Hardcover Book USD 219.99
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