Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome among office worker in green building and conventional building in Selangor, Malaysia

Mojilip, Helvendry (2013) Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome among office worker in green building and conventional building in Selangor, Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Introduction: Advancement in technology has facilitated the development including in the building construction sector. People were shifting from the conventional building to green building due to the benefits. However, there were limited studies about the indoor air quality status and prevalence of sick building syndrome for green building but reported frequently for conventional building. This study is a cross sectional comparative studies between green building and conventional building. Faculty of Medicine and Health Science(FMHS), Universiti Putra Malaysia was purposively selected as conventional building in this study while Malaysian Green Technology Corporation(MGTC) was purposively selected as green building in this study. Total of 113 respondents were included in this study which consist of 81 respondents from FMHS and 32 from MGTC. Objective: To investigate the indoor air quality condition between green building and conventional building as well as difference in prevalence of sick building syndrome between both buildings. Material and Methodology: The SBS symptoms were assessed by using the questionnaires of Indoor Air Quality and Work Environment Symptoms Survey, NIOSH Indoor Environment quality Survey (1991) and for the indoor air quality parameters; it was assessed using specific instruments for specific parameters. Result: It was found that there is significantly higher prevalence of SBS recorded in FMHS compared to MGTC (X 2=5.693, p=O.022). In addition, it was found that FMHS have significantly higher CO and formaldehyde concentration compared to MGTC. Nevertheless, it was found that MGTC have significantly higher carbon dioxide (C02), total volatile organic compound (TVOC), respirable particulates (PMJo) and temperature compared to FMHS. Conclusion: Through the finding, conventional building have higher prevalence of SBS compared to green building. In addition, conventional building also have significantly higher CO and formaldehyde reading compared to green building. It was also concluded that even though green building was developed in a good construction practice, poor maintenance of the green building will impair the indoor air quality status as what has been found in this study. Therefore, in order to maintain a good indoor air quality, good maintenance of the ventilation system, good housekeeping practices as well as controlling the indoor air pollutant from the sources is recommended for both building. Keywords: Indoor Air Quality, Sick Building Syndrome, Green Building, Conventional Building.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Muhamad Fazril Awang
Date Deposited:	15 Nov 2022 02:48
Last Modified:	22 Aug 2023 04:27
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110

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