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Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings

Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2012 organised by technical universities under the Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 20th - 21st November 2012 at Hotel Seri Malaysia, Kangar, Perlis.

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Main Authors: Norhidayah, Abdull, Chia-Kuang, Lee, Azhar, M. K., Nurulwahida, S.
Other Authors: hidayahabdull@ump.edu.my
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN) 2013
Subjects:
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Sick building syndrome (SBS)
Indoor environmentally
Online Access:http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/28136
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spelling my.unimap-281362015-07-14T01:48:11Z Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings Norhidayah, Abdull Chia-Kuang, Lee Azhar, M. K. Nurulwahida, S. hidayahabdull@ump.edu.my chia@ump.edu.my Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Sick building syndrome (SBS) Indoor environmentally Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2012 organised by technical universities under the Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 20th - 21st November 2012 at Hotel Seri Malaysia, Kangar, Perlis. Syndrome (SBS) are apt to have been exposed to inadequate indoor air quality (IAQ). The main objective of this study is to determine the association between IAQ parameters and symptoms of SBS in three selected buildings. The criteria of buildings selection is based on long history of occupancy and age of building. The structured questionnaire was distributed to respondents and IAQ parameters were technically measured in the selected buildings. The survey shows that the prevalence of SBS symptoms was similar in the selected buildings. Besides, no association was found between building type and SBS occurrence. IAQ parameters measurement indicated that most of the IAQ parameters were complied with the Malaysia standard of IAQ, excluded air velocity. Significant differences (p < 0.001) between the selected buildings were observed among velocity, CO2 concentration, temperature and relative humidity. However, the CO concentration (p = 0.18) and fungal counts (p = 0.83) were not significant differences between building. The findings suggested that the important predictors of sick building syndromes are ventilation and accumulation of possible contaminants within the indoor environment. 2013-09-11T04:58:15Z 2013-09-11T04:58:15Z 2012-11-20 Working Paper p. 437-441 http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/28136 en Proceedings of the Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2012; Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN)
institution Universiti Malaysia Perlis
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topic Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Sick building syndrome (SBS)
Indoor environmentally
spellingShingle Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Sick building syndrome (SBS)
Indoor environmentally
Norhidayah, Abdull
Chia-Kuang, Lee
Azhar, M. K.
Nurulwahida, S.
Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings
description Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on Engineering and Technology (MUCET) 2012 organised by technical universities under the Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 20th - 21st November 2012 at Hotel Seri Malaysia, Kangar, Perlis.
author2 hidayahabdull@ump.edu.my
author_facet hidayahabdull@ump.edu.my
Norhidayah, Abdull
Chia-Kuang, Lee
Azhar, M. K.
Nurulwahida, S.
format Working Paper
author Norhidayah, Abdull
Chia-Kuang, Lee
Azhar, M. K.
Nurulwahida, S.
author_sort Norhidayah, Abdull
title Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings
title_short Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings
title_full Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings
title_fullStr Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings
title_full_unstemmed Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings
title_sort indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings
publisher Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN)
publishDate 2013
url http://dspace.unimap.edu.my/xmlui/handle/123456789/28136
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