Background: Since the dawn of cities, the built environment has both affected infectious
disease transmission and evolved in response to infectious diseases. COVID-19 illustrates …

People living in urban and industrialized societies, which are expanding globally, spend
more than 90% of their time in the indoor environment, breathing indoor air (IA). Despite …

The unprecedented levels of urbanization in the last century have led to significant social
housing populations in cities across the world. Housing conditions in social housing units …

In the COVID-19 pandemic, the employee realized the importance of a healthy workplace. A
healthy workplace provides natural protection against respiratory disease and reduces …

The indoor environmental quality (IEQ) of buildings can have a strong influence on
occupants' comfort, productivity, and health. Post-occupancy evaluation (POE) is necessary …

The COVID-19 outbreak has significantly impacted the construction industry. The pandemic
can exacerbate an already dire safety and health situation in the industry and negatively …

The COVID-19 pandemic has been the largest global health crisis in decades. Apart from
the unprecedented number of deaths and hospitalizations, the pandemic has resulted in …

Civilizational challenges have questioned the status quo of energy and material
consumption by humans. From the built environment perspective, a response to these …

This paper investigates the gender differences in the occupants' perception on various
aspects of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) by two lines of inquiry; Firstly, a …

Despite a paucity of rigorous scientific evidence causally linking Indoor Environmental
Quality (IEQ) issues to office occupants' productivity, there is a widespread belief that such …