Architecture as health
Introduction
The sick building syndrome (SEE), in English, *Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a set of discomforts and diseases caused by poor ventilation "Ventilation (architecture)"), temperature decompensation, particles "Grain (mineral)") in suspension "Suspension (chemistry)"), poor lighting, gases and vapors "Vapor (state)") of chemical origin and bioaerosols, among other identified causal agents.
The World Health Organization has defined it as a set of diseases caused or stimulated by air pollution in these closed spaces.[1].
The type of discomfort that these situations produce and stimulate is varied: migraines, nausea, dizziness, persistent colds, restlessness, irritations of the respiratory tract, skin and eyes, etc. Among these discomforts, allergies play an important role.
Causes
The factors that contribute to the syndrome are related to the design of the built environment, and may include combinations of some or all of the following causes:
References
- [1] ↑ https://www.wondermakers.com/Portals/0/docs/Sick%20building%20syndrome%20by%20WHO.pdf.: https://www.wondermakers.com/Portals/0/docs/Sick%20building%20syndrome%20by%20WHO.pdf