Ali, Azlan Shah and Chua, Shirley Jin Lin and Umar, Mohd Azlan (2024) Sick building syndrome in air-conditioned museum. Museum Management and Curatorship, 39 (5). pp. 666-691. ISSN 0964-7775, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/09647775.2023.2235675.
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Exposure to indoor contaminants in air-conditioned buildings can cause serious health effects to their occupants. The failure to control indoor air contaminants is one of the factors that contribute to poor indoor air quality (IAQ) and is a major contributor to sick building syndrome (SBS) symptoms. This study aims to investigate the relationship between the maintenance of mechanical ventilation and air conditioning (MVAC) that is installed in museums towards IAQ and SBS. Data were collected through site visits and observations with a combination of field measurements and a questionnaire survey. The field measurements results show that several locations in the museums were in a state of heat discomfort. The recorded measurement of air velocity was very low and the average level of HCHO concentrations are above the permissible level. The correlation test between the satisfaction level of MVAC maintenance on IAQ and SBS also shows significant relationships, indicating that MVAC maintenance in the museum affects the comfort and health of the occupants.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Indoor air quality; sick building syndrome; MVAC; museum; health |
| Subjects: | T Technology > TH Building construction |
| Divisions: | Faculty of the Built Environment > Department of Building Surveying |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Dec 2024 02:25 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Dec 2024 02:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/47164 |
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