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RECORD NUMBER: 1 OF 1Main Title | Building materials, health and indoor air quality : no breathing space? / | |||||||||||
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Author | Woolley, Tom, | |||||||||||
Publisher | Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, | |||||||||||
Year Published | 2017 | |||||||||||
Stock Number | 175461 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 952942944 | |||||||||||
ISBN | 9781138934474; 113893447X; 9781138934498; 1138934496 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Buildings--Health aspects ; Sick building syndrome ; Materials--Environmental aspects ; Green products ; Building materials--Environmental aspects ; Construction Materials--toxicity ; Hazardous Substances--toxicity ; Air Pollution, Indoor--adverse effects | |||||||||||
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Collation | xiii, 214 pages ; 25 cm | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Contents Notes | Introduction: no breathing space -- Volatile organic compound emissions -- Emissions from materials: why do we need to use hazardous chemicals? -- Cancer, carcinogens and buliding materials -- Other hazards and radiation -- Hazardous materials to be avoided and why -- Mould, damp, fuel poverty and breathability -- Ventilation and a critique of Passiv Haus -- Emission problems in existing buildings -- Healthy building theories -- How to build healthier buildings -- Policy issues for healhty buildings: a critical analysis. |