What´s Sick Building Syndrome?

1.0 Introduction

Building is important structure for mankind. In general definition, building is a structure with a roof and wall, such as houses, factory and school. The different type of building is depend on the function, capacity and it size. So it will give the different design and material in the building structure. For certain building, there are many defect are need consideration for further action. According to Building Code of Australia (n.d), building defect is buildings out of warranty period, may not comply with these standards but must be judged against the standard at the time of construction or refurbishment. Example of defect are crack, damages or deteriorated brick wall and corrosion of aluminium windows. In addition, indoor air quality is important factor in designing good building. Factor of air quality is the quality and comfort of the furniture and the degree of occupant control over the environment. Poor air quality cause human illness, also lead to loss productivity of the occupants and costs may exceed the additional initial cost, if any new construction or renovation. It also may be short term to long term and range from minor irritation to life threating illness. Sick building syndrome is short term affect as soon as the people out from the building and building related illness is more critically than sick building syndrome because building may pollutant with hazardous chemical can caused cancer and Legionnaires’ disease. To improve indoor air quality by conduct building maintenance, ventilation control and occupant activity control.

1.2 Problem Statement

1.3 Objective

1.3.1 To study the causes of Sick Building Syndrome.

1.3.2 To identify type symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome.

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...tributing growth of biological contamination is dampness at moist building material that are ceiling, carpet and wall and poorly maintained. In addition, various fungi and mold rapidly growth in warm. These contamination can be distributed in air by inhaled of building occupants.

2.1.1.4 Chemical contamination.

Certain solid or liquid produced a gases known as Volatile organic compound (VOC).Volatile organic compound (VOC) is the most common contamination of indoor air. Many chemical give short- term or long term of health effect. (Levin.H,2014) claim concentrations of many VOCs are consistently higher indoors (up to ten times higher) than outdoors. Sources of VOC are carpeting, copy machine, cleaning agent, manufactured wood product. In addition, environmental tobacco smoke , unvented space heater and fireplace will increase the chemical contamination.