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Sick-building-syndrome<br />

Definition (WHO):<br />

• Set <strong>of</strong> symptoms caused by chemical, physical or biological<br />

agents and/or ergonomic factors, frequently related to the<br />

structure, distribution, installations and/or equipment in the<br />

building, symptoms whose severity tends to increase with the<br />

time people spend in the building and not always having an<br />

obvious cause, and which is frequently diagnosed by exclusion<br />

and does not affect all <strong>of</strong> the building’s occupants.<br />

© IAH 2007<br />

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Sick building syndrome is <strong>of</strong>ficialized by a definition <strong>of</strong> the world health<br />

organization (WHO). As we see this definition is very large (complete) and does<br />

not only refer to the building itself but also to the installations and equipment used<br />

in the building.<br />

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