LEED Green Associate

Category - Indoors

Symptoms that include fatigue, cognitive complaints, headaches, shortness of breath, irritation of the nose and eyes, and rashes all result from:
  1. Respiratory disease
  2. Asthma
  3. Sick building syndrome
  4. Allergy
Explanation
Answer - C - Symptoms that include fatigue, cognitive complaints, headaches, shortness of breath, irritation of the nose and eyes, and rashes all result from sick building syndrome. SBS, more specifically termed “nonspecific building illness,” describes a set of common and nonspecific symptoms that are experienced by individuals in offices and other nonindustrial workplace settings, but remit when the individuals are away from the environment. Sick building syndrome is caused by one or more of inadequate ventilation, VOCs, other chemical contaminants, and biological contaminants, as well as inadequate lighting, humidity, or temperature.
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