Sick building syndrome in apartment buildings in Jordan
Joint Authors
al-Mumani, Hind M.
Ali, Hikmat H.
Source
Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2, Issue 4 (31 Dec. 2008), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Jordan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Research
Publication Date
2008-12-31
Country of Publication
Jordan
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
The present study was conducted to investigate the concept of sick building syndrome which has recently been receiving attention to improve the indoor environmental quality in housing projects in Jordan.
Apartment buildings were selected in three locations in Jordan ; Amman, Irbid and Zarqa to represent different climatic regions in Jordan.
The methods of enquiries were based on observation (physical architectural and detailed analysis of the buildings),calculations of the environmental factors which affect indoor air quality and healthy environment and questionnaires designed and distributed to investigate occupants’ perception in terms of health and building conditions.
The findings revealed that there were significant differences among geographical locations of apartment buildings in Jordan.
Zarqa had the most severe condition because of the crowdness in the urban setting and the extreme weather conditions.
Moreover, building physical configuration and attributes such as window sizes and types, envelope design, location of the apartment in the building, orientation and building layout had significant effects on the concept of the sick building syndrome.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Mumani, Hind M.& Ali, Hikmat H.. 2008. Sick building syndrome in apartment buildings in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering،Vol. 2, no. 4, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Mumani, Hind M.& Ali, Hikmat H.. Sick building syndrome in apartment buildings in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering Vol. 2, no. 4 (2008), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Mumani, Hind M.& Ali, Hikmat H.. Sick building syndrome in apartment buildings in Jordan. Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering. 2008. Vol. 2, no. 4, pp.1-11.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 403
Record ID
BIM-284675