Part V Environment and Health-Sustainable Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Hospital Buildings

Dikmen Ç. B., Gültekin A. B.

Environmental Earth Sciences Survival and Sustainability Environmental Concern in the 21st Century, GÖKÇEKUŞ, H., TÜRKER, U. And LaMoreaux, J. W., Editör, Springer, Lefkoşa, ss.535, 2011

  • Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Mesleki Kitap
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Yayınevi: Springer
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Lefkoşa
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.535
  • Editörler: GÖKÇEKUŞ, H., TÜRKER, U. And LaMoreaux, J. W., Editör
  • Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In the past decade, a growing interest of scientific researches has indicated

that the air within the buildings can be more seriously polluted than the

outdoor air. Indoor pollution has increased due to variety of factors including the

construction of more tightly sealed buildings, the use of synthetic finishes and furnishings,

and the use of chemically formulated personel care products. The presence

of the sources that release gases or particles into the air are the main causes of

indoor pollution in buildings, and in this context in hospital buildings. The indoor

pollution bounds the indoor air quality (IAQ). To identify sustainable IAQ of the

hospitals, the determinants of IAQ such as “indoor pollutants”, “indoor pollutant

sources”, “indoor pollutant removal mechanisms”, and “the health effects of indoor

pollutants” are discussed within the context of indoor pollution in the current paper.

Furthermore, a comprehensive approach to hospital building design dealing with the

sustainability criteria from cradle to grave process is presented.