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Main Title Building materials, health and indoor air quality : no breathing space? /
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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EKBM  RA566.6.W66 2017 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 02/04/2022
Collation xiii, 214 pages ; 25 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.