Occupant health in buildings: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the opinions of building professionals and implications on research.

ABSTRACT: The objectives of this study are to investigate building professionals' experience, awareness, and interest in occupant health in buildings, and to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their opinions, as well as to compare the research on occupant health in buildings to professionals' opinions. To address these objectives, a mixed research methodology, including a thorough review of the literature (N_L = 190) and an online survey (N_S = 274), was utilized. In general, there is an increasing research interest in occupant health and a heightened interest in health-related projects, among professionals, following the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, among the nine different building attributes examined, indoor air quality was the most researched building attribute

SUBMITTER: Awada M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8520175 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature