Have you ever heard of these abreviations before? I'm pretty sure that all of you experience them. It's called
Sick Building Syndrome
or
Sick School Syndrome.
S.B.S Definition wrote:
Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a combination of ailments (a syndrome) associated with an individual's place of work (typically, but not always, an office building), though there have also been instances of SBS in residential buildings. A 1984 World Health Organization report into the syndrome suggested up to 30% of new and remodelled buildings worldwide may be linked to symptoms of SBS. Sick building causes are frequently pinned down to flaws in the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, and are often 'cured' by boosting the overall turn-over rate in fresh air exchange with the outside air. Other causes have been attributed to contaminants produced by out-gassing of some types of building materials, or improper exhaust ventilation of light industrial chemicals used within.
Now, the thing is that my group in school has the missfortune id say to take on Sick School Syndrome in our school. Now weve come up with things about it in our school. However, a part of the work is reserch. This is where you guys come in.
Now, i know many of you go to school, but many of you also work. So this is what i ask you.
1st. Do you know what SBS/SSS is? (Before Reading This Topic)
2nd. Do you think your place of school/work is SBS/SSS Vulnerable or already ongoing?
3rd. If no (to question 2) what has your place of work/school done to combat SSS/SBS?
If you guys have any other general comments or wtvr, that would be great. This is actually a big problem. One which many of us dont know...
Winston Churchill wrote:
We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.
) and some also had to deal with headache. It was never really fixed during my three years there. As soon as it got warm outside in spring, open windows were mandatory. Not fun for those who have allergy...me included >.>
