BACKGROUND Indoor air quality has an effect on respiratory health. Children are more vulnerable to a decreased indoor air quality as their lungs are still developing. We measured levels of allergens and β-(1,3)-glucans in 19 school buildings and determined whether measured levels could be reproduced. School levels were compared to those in 169 homes and the effect of building characteristics on...

in islamic republic of iran, the heating and cooling of buildings account for approximately 40% of total energy use. from the entire energy loss taking place in a building, one third of that energy loss occurs through the windows. many of today’s existing buildings are not energy efficient, and consume more energy than is needed in order to make the working and living environments comfortable. ...

This study reevaluates the history of building damage and loss of life due to bushfire (wildfire) in Australia since 1925 in light of the 2009 Black Saturday fires in Victoria in which 173 people lost their lives and 2298 homes were destroyed along with many other structures. Historical records are normalized to estimate building damage and fatalities had events occurred under the societal cond...

Figure 6.1 Scatterplot Showing the Relationship Between a) S 8 Concentration (mg/kg) and Hydrogen Sulfide Flux and b) Strontium (mg/kg) and Hydrogen Sulfide Flux Figure 6.2 Scatterplot Showing the Relationship between S 8 Concentration (mg/kg) and a) Sulfur Dioxide Emission Rate and b) Carbon Disulfide Emission Rate Figure 6.3 Correlation of S 8 and Strontium in a) Catalog Samples and b) Homes ...

This paper looks at how the principles of designing for people with dementia have been successfully applied to care homes and extra care housing. Two completed projects illustrate these principles.

in 2002, david alexander wrote principles of emergency planning and management. long a standard reference work in that book he described the processes of preparing for and responding to disasters, crises, and civil contingencies. he based the work on principles because he wanted to dissociate it from any particular system of emergency management. then, as now, many books in this subject are tie...

Residential fires are the main source of fire deaths and injuries both in United States globally. As such, better fire-resistant building materials needed to bolster protection enhance life safety. This is during a time when fewer being used construct homes. Nanotechnology may be solution if it can overcome its current barriers widespread adoption residential construction, namely economy, susta...

INTRODUCTION Many countries still have unacceptably high hospitalizations and deaths from scalds from hot tap water. Prevention strategies implemented in some countries may not work in others. Legislation aimed at changing environments that are conducive to hot tap water scalds may not be effective in many situations for a number of reasons, including lack of acceptability and practicality. M...