Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a name for a condition that’s thought to be caused by being in a building or other type of enclosed space. It’s attributed to poor indoor air quality. However ...

Last week, I spoke to a woman who suffered sick-building syndrome 12 years ago and is still grappling with its effects. Her story was persuasive, but when she began ranting about plastic water ...

Sick building syndrome (SBS) can make you feel unwell while in a particular building but better when you leave. SBS affects many workplaces, with a high rate in offices, university labs and ...

"This has changed my life in so many ways." Debbie leads me through her San Francisco apartment with the careful grace of one who must always conserve energy. She is slender, perhaps a little too ...

Sick building syndrome (SBS) is a collection of symptoms people can experience inside certain buildings, such as headaches, fatigue, or skin irritation. Scientists are unsure what causes it, but ...

Causes of Sick Building Syndrome During the first energy crisis in the 1970s, builders and building owners took steps to reduce energy consumption in office buildings.

The structure and the building of our politics are sick. You can be a very healthy person and if you walk into a house that is mold-ridden with no circulation and has lead pipes, you are going to ...

December 7, 2011 (Cancun, Mexico) — In nonsealed buildings in a tropical environment, sick building syndrome (SBS) is associated with the presence of fungi, but not chemical products, mites, or ...

When we think of Sick Building Syndrome, the first context that comes to mind for most of us as the cause of the coughing, discomfort, and irritation usually associated with it is a hermetically ...

Sick building syndrome describes a cluster of symptoms affecting the eyes, head, nose and throat and skin, all of which have been associated with the physical properties of office buildings.