Sick Building Syndrome: Prevention and Complications

Prevention Tips

• Provide proper ventilation to the house or office
• Improve the education and recognition of the problem
• Removal of the pollution source if possible
• Improved planning of building ventilation
• Maintenance of indoor air quality by regular servicing and quality measurements.
• Discouragement of smoking
• Increasing the number of live plants in buildings
• Air cleaning can be a useful addition to control air pollution
• The building construction should be properly done in a good way such that there are no site and construction errors.
• Building Interiors Lighting and color must mix well with the surroundings

Watch Out

• Problematic issues related to sick building syndrome develop because its symptoms often appear unrelated it often goes misdiagnosed and untreated.
• People may experience long-term psychological effects of Sick Building Syndrome in the form of disorders such as anxiety, depression, and paranoia.