EVALUATION OF SICK BUILDING SYNDROME IN URBAN AREA ( A CASE STUDY OF KANO STATE)
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The term sick building refers to a situation in which the occupants of a building experience acute health and comfort problems that seem to be linked directly to the time spent in that building, but no specific illness or cause can be identified. Evaluation of sick building syndrome in urban area is to identify the illness in relation to sick building syndrome within the case study, with view to give advice and control such illness. Some of the identify illness include headaches, asthmas allergies, itching skin, cold, flu and asthma attack among others. The data were collected through designed questionnaire administered by some selected household, while data collected were analyzed via percentage ratio. Finally, it was recommended that building should be constructed with due respect to local Building regulation and National Building Code.
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