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El Hawary, M and Marzouk, M (2023) Predicting buildings life cycle sustainability behaviour using system dynamics. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 19(04), 323–39.
El-Dabaa, R and Abdelmohsen, S (2023) Integrating performance indicators in the production rules of shape-shifting grammars for architectural adaptive façade systems. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 19(04), 419–37.
H. P., T, C., R and M. D., D (2023) Assessing the life cycle performance of green building projects: a building performance score (BPS) model approach. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 19(04), 378–93.
Ismaeel, W S E, Alamoudy, F O and Sameh, R (2023) How renovation activities may jeopardise indoor air quality: accounting for short and long-term symptoms of sick building syndrome in educational buildings. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 19(04), 360–77.
- Type: Journal Article
- Keywords: Building renovation; indoor air quality; LEED; sick building syndrome; volatile organic compounds;
- ISBN/ISSN: 1745-2007
- URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2022.2060932
- Abstract:
The study discussed how building renovation activities jeopardised Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) and caused several symptoms of Sick Building Syndrome (SBS). This postulation was investigated on a case study-renovated university building with different types of functional spaces. The research method comprised: (1) site inspection for renovation best practices, (2) Gas Chromatography lab tests to examine the types of pollutants (volatile organic compounds) caused by different types of finishing and comparing them to the international standards provided by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), and finally (3) occupants’ survey (labourers, staff and students) with variations in the magnitude and duration of their exposure to pollutants. The result of the lab tests exceeded the maximum threshold set by the LEED system which indicated a health risk. This was confirmed by the survey results showing associated symptoms of SBS during and after the renovation process noting that the symptoms escalated in confined places with poor ventilation. The conclusion indicated that material selection and renovation best practices were responsible for several health risks. Associated symptoms of SBS increased due to early occupancy and continued for three months after renovation completion. Eventually, the study recommended proper planning for IAQ during building renovation noting the interplay of causes and consequences of SBS: (1) during building renovation, (2) after completion, (3) before occupancy and (4) after at least one year of building operation. Further, it presented a set of recommendations for each phase across different project phases for the benefit of academic and industry outreach.
Jacob, J C, Pandit, D and Sen, J (2023) An explorative study on transient cooling pattern and energy efficiency while using micro-zonal occupant-centric control. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 19(04), 340–59.
Noorzai, E, Bakmohammadi, P and Garmaroudi, M A (2023) Optimizing daylight, energy and occupant comfort performance of classrooms with photovoltaic integrated vertical shading devices. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 19(04), 394–418.