| Title |
Affect of Indoor Environment on Worker's Health in Office Buildings |
| Authors |
Lee Kyeong-Hee ; Jo Yoo-Jung ; Ha Mi-Kyoung |
| Keywords |
Sick Building Syndrome ; Indoor Air Quality ; Office Building ; Indoor Environment ; Self-Reported Health Symptoms |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study is to assess the characteristics of self-reported symptoms of workers in office buildings with HVAC system, and also to provide better workplaces in terms of comfort and health. The methods employed in this study include literature review, field observations, and survey. The self-reported symptoms of workers such as headache, fatigue, itching and dryness regarded as SBS symptoms commonly occur after around 3:00 pm and are relieved after leaving their office buildings. according to results in previous studies, above are possibly related to CO2 concentrations. Therefore, it is necessary to improve indoor air quality by increasing the amount of fresh air input.
It was found that work environment factors and the satisfaction on indoor environment are all associated with worker's health. Hopefully, this overview of current work environments concerning the level of satisfaction and health problems of workers would help create healthier indoor environment. |