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Thank you for visiting my site. This is the proof that you are interested in a healthy living and appreciate your well being.
You might as well know or have heard of sick building syndrome. When buildings negatively influence our well being or even make us sick than it is time for serious actions.
But what if we would be aware and prepare our living environment to prevent all kind of illnesses or sick feelings just by building it in the right way in the first place?
This is what this blog is all about: to understand and to learn how you can have a healthier life and raise your well being through architecture and interior design.
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead
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Sick Building Syndrome (SBS)
We are spending most of our life time within building in which we reside, work or leisure and workout. Sick building syndrome is when we suffer symptoms of illnesses or get infected with chronic diseases from those buildings. The outbreaks may be a direct result of defects in the construction materials. The reasons could also…
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Signs and symptoms of SBS
The main identifying observation for Sick building syndrome is an increased incidence of complaints of symptoms such as headache, eye, nose, and throat irritation, fatigue, and dizziness and nausea. The signs and symptoms for SBS are sensory irritation of the eyes, nose, or throat. General health problems which are cause by neurotoxins, skin irritation, nonspecific…
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Polluted air & Ventilation as origins of SBS
The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has recognized that polluted urban air, designated within the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s air quality ratings as unacceptable requires the installation of treatment such as filtration for which the HVAC practitioners generally apply carbon-impregnated filters and their likes. Different toxins will aggravate the…