AIMS To examine the relation between the psychosocial work environment and the perceived indoor air problems measured by a questionnaire survey; and to discuss the role of a questionnaire as a means to enhance collaboration in the challenging multiprofessional process of solving indoor air problems. METHODS The research material comprises surveys conducted in 1996-99 in 122 office workplaces ...

As s‌tudents spend one-third of their time at school, their health, comfort, and productivity are mos‌tly influenced by thermal condition and indoor air quality of classrooms. Regarding that manual window-opening is a common way for providing fresh air in classes and s‌tudents aren't allowed to change their uniform, position or control the windows during the lesson hours, providing thermal comf...

The indoor environment has frequently been ignored as a significant source of exposure to air pollutants. To date there are a number of documented examples of levels of indoor air pollutants greatly exceeding those levels which commonly occur in the outdoor environment. Among these instances are airborne buildup of polynuclear aromatics and cadmium from cigarette smoke, lead from burning candle...

Eğitim yöntemlerinin değişmesi, 21. yüzyıl becerilerinin önem kazanması ve iş birlikçi yaklaşımların benimsenmesiyle okul ortamlarının sosyalleşmeye olanak tanıması beklenmektedir. mekanlarında, öğrencilerin bireysel rekabetçi davranışlarını destekleyerek sosyalleşmelerini, birliği yapmalarını sınırlandıran geleneksel organizasyonun aksine, 2000 yılı sonrasında üretmeyi, yapmayı, sosyalleşmeyi ...

For many years investigators have been aware of potential links between climate change and outdoor air quality. Far fewer studies have focused on climate change and indoor air quality, but a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) concludes that the relationship between the two warrants further attention and action. 2 " There's not much research at this interface, and hard evidence is n...