Many buildings fail to perform adequately, causing illness and productivity loss among the inhabitants. The growing impact of this problem on people and property values - and the increasing litigation to which it gives rise - clearly reveals the limitations in and piecemeal character of the current...

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Other Authors:	Boschi, Nadia (Editor)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 1999
Series:	NATO Science Series, 2. Environmental Security 60
Subjects:	Environment Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution Science Education Environmental Management Science education Environmental management Air pollution Luftqualität Raumluft Konferenzschrift > 1998 > Budapest
Online Access:	BTU01 Volltext
Summary:	Many buildings fail to perform adequately, causing illness and productivity loss among the inhabitants. The growing impact of this problem on people and property values - and the increasing litigation to which it gives rise - clearly reveals the limitations in and piecemeal character of the current education of building and health professionals in addressing the relationship between a building and its occupants. Education and Training in Indoor Air Sciences introduces examples of existing educational programs that seek to bridge the gap between health and building sciences. The contributors - selected among architects, engineers, clinicians, physicists, psychologists and policymakers - discuss the design of a core curriculum for all those holding a degree within building design, construction, operation and maintenance, investigation, and all occupational / environmental health and general practitioners. The book also examines the obstacles to such a curriculum and ways to overcome them
Physical Description:	1 Online-Ressource (268 p. 10 illus)
ISBN:	9789401145114
DOI:	10.1007/978-94-011-4511-4