Tetsu Kubota, Hanief Ariefman Sani, Sophia Hildebrandt, Usep Surahman
There is a possibility that sick building syndrome has already spread widely among newly constructed residential buildings in developing countries. This study investigates the current conditions of IAQ and their effects on health among occupants in two representative types of residential buildings in Jakarta and Surabaya: high-rise apartments and traditional landed houses. A total of 707 respondents were interviewed and 125 rooms were measured during 2017–2018. The results indicated that approximately 40–50% of the respondents in the newly constructed apartments showed some degrees of MCS risk. Formaldehyde and TVOC concentrations in apartments were especially critical. Furthermore, the respondents with a higher MCS risk were found to be exposed to increased TVOC concentrations in the apartments. Other than the IAQ, higher levels of stress are probably one of the most influential factors, followed by gender (females), occupation, window-opening, frequency of cleaning, the prevalence of allergic diseases and possession of AC. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan; Research Institute for Human Settlement and Housing, Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Bandung, Indonesia; Institute of Building Design and Management, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany; Department of Architectural Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI), Bandung, Indonesia
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