A Conceptual Model to Examine Buildings in Terms of Building Biology

Abstract

Examining buildings in terms of building biology might help to improve the environmental conditions within the buildings and to prevent the health problems caused by buildings. A conceptual model to examine buildings for this purpose is introduced in this work. After the determination of the building and its users the steps of the model are as follows: To examine the buildings • Identification of the indoor and outdoor environmental characteristics of the building. • Determination of the negative features of indoor and outdoor environments of the building. • Identification of the negative conditions due to those negative environmental features. • Determination of the hazardous effects on health due to those negative conditions. • Identification of the negative characteristics of the user. • Determination of the health problem. To determine aspects of the building related sources of health problems • Identification of the health problem. • Identification of the negative characteristics of the user. • Determination of the hazardous effects on health. • Determination of the negative conditions which result in those hazardous effects. Determination of the negative characteristics of indoor and outdoor environment of the building which cause those negative conditions.