In modern society where people spend more than 90% of their time in indoor spaces, the indoor air quality (IAQ) created by buildings has the potential of greatly influencing quality of life. Because the time spent by workers/residents in indoor spaces has increased over time, the importance of IAQ issues in terms of public health is also increasing. Additionally, the quality of the indoor therm...

Health-based guideline values for the indoor environment Exposure to chemicals, biological agents and physical factors, such as noise and radiation, can be harmful to human health. Health-based guidelines for indoor environments establish the tolerance levels of residential dwellers to these environmental stressors. The primary aim of the guidelines is to enable meaningful assessment of the ind...

People are spending more and of their lives indoors, making thermal comfort air quality essential factors for health well-being. The use natural elements within indoor spaces can improve the environment quality, but also bring multiple well-being, psychological, cognitive, behavioral benefits due to its biophilic effect. Indoor vertical greenery strategy in buildings give these building occupan...

Respect to the design guidelines of building environments is a complex subject that associated with cultural and economic development of human societies. Therefore, accurately measuring users’ favorites for environment design is a essential subject to optimize the relationship between environmental and personal parameters. This study with the purpose of investigation of patients satisfactory fr...

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 ...