Health and productivity benefits of improved indoor air quality
- Dorgan Associates, Inc., Madison, WI (United States)
- Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
- Quantum Technology, Inc., Springfield, VA (United States)
This paper is a summary of two studies completed for a national contractor`s association on the health costs and productivity benefits of improved IAQ. The original study documented the general health costs and productivity benefits of improved IAQ. The second study expanded the scope to include medical cost reductions for specific illnesses from improved IAQ. General information on the objectives, assumptions, definitions, and results of the studies are presented, followed by detailed information on research methodology, building inventory and wellness categories, health and medical effects of poor IAQ, health cost benefits, productivity benefits, recommended improvements, and conclusions and future improvements.
- OSTI ID:
- 653239
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-980123-; TRN: IM9827%%132
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 1998 ASHRAE winter meeting, San Francisco, CA (United States), 17-21 Jan 1998; Other Information: PBD: 1998; Related Information: Is Part Of ASHRAE transactions 1998. Volume 104, Part 1A: Technical papers; PB: 834 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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