Analyzing the Perception of Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) from a Survey of New Townhouse Residents in Dubai

According to UAE Health Ministry and Dubai Healthcare City reports, 15% of residents have a chronic respiratory disease such as asthma. Moreover, 90% the 150,000 patients at Al Ain Hospital suffered from upper tract diseases, bronchitis, or Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) has emerged social problem in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Municipality regulates Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) with strict stipulations before moving in, but they are relatively passive about regulations related healthy living. This paper aims explore actual state perception IAQ townhouse Dubai, UAE. characteristics resident’s perceptions identified, influential factors affecting residents’ extracted. As methodology, survey was conducted on four projects December 2021 January 2022. A total 114 copies were distributed, 98 documents used. Analysis data processed using IBM SPSS Statistics 26.0. results showed statistically significant correlation between cognitive anxiety levels SBS presence absence experience. It confirmed that most age children occupancy time housewives children. is because wives who spend long house their young exposed indoor air pollution for period easily affected by this influence concerns SBS. Ninety-five percent respondents answered knew more than average SBS, indicating very high level awareness. degree anxiety, 87.0% felt higher usual. However, them did not know indifferent understanding quality improvement methods. awareness contents lower assessed