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Indoor environmental quality, health and buildings economy: case study residential buildings in Istanbul.

Number: pap. 887

Author(s) : MOAZZEN N., ASHRAFIAN T.

Summary

Awareness about indoor environmental quality (IEQ) is very lower than where it should be. Consequences of this unawareness can be more devastating and can extend from inefficient energy consumption to non-affordable business. It has caused extensive economic and health related issues for humans. It should be envisaged that IEQ even in residential buildings can effect on workers performance in their workplaces as they spend approximately 50 percent of their time including sleeping hours in their places of residence. On the other hand workers’ salaries cost some times more than energy costs for large commercial buildings thus reducing absenteeism and increasing workers performance and productivity can provide large amount of cost saving for commercial sector. In this study, combinations of practical and theoretical approaches are proposed to illustrate different aspects of IEQ. First of all, IEQ is introduced comprehensively. After that relation between building post occupancy economy and IEQ is investigated. Then from different methods of IEQ evaluation, one method is chosen and applied through residential buildings in Istanbul. Results have been showing that inappropriate thermal conditions, noise and mold are three main indoor problems in related buildings which can be solved by considering some evaluations during design stage of building at no or less possible cost.

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  • Original title: Indoor environmental quality, health and buildings economy: case study residential buildings in Istanbul.
  • Record ID : 30010081
  • Languages: English
  • Subject: Environment
  • Source: Clima 2013. 11th REHVA World Congress and 8th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality, Ventilation and Energy Conservation in Buildings.
  • Publication date: 2013/06/16

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