The Community-COST Concertation Committee.
Year:
1989
Bibliographic info:
EUR 12294 - European Concerted Action Indoor Air Quality and its Impact on Man, Cost Project 613 - Environment and Quality of Life

The report aims at giving a guide to those facing the problem of "sick building syndrome". After a description of the other building related illnesses, which must not be confused with the syndrome in object, the extent of the problem is presented, with particular emphasis on the economic implications. The report deals also with the symptoms which must be present in order to diagnose the syndrome and with the various environmental and personal factors possibly contributing to the development of the trouble. Finally, the report contains a rather detailed, stepwise procedure for the detection and mitigation of the most frequently observed causes