Work and worker health in the post-pandemic world: a public health perspective

SE Peters, JT Dennerlein, GR Wagner… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of work in shaping population
health and wellbeing. This Viewpoint applies a multilevel systems framework to assist in …

COVID-19: rethinking the lockdown groupthink

AR Joffe - Frontiers in public health, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic in 2020. In response, most …

Ten questions concerning occupant health in buildings during normal operations and extreme events including the COVID-19 pandemic

M Awada, B Becerik-Gerber, S Hoque, Z O'Neill… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, people spent on average around 90% of their time
indoors. Now more than ever, with work-from-home orders in place, it is crucial that we …

Indoor air changes and potential implications for SARS-CoV-2 transmission

JG Allen, AM Ibrahim - Jama, 2021 - jamanetwork.com
Buildings have been associated with spread of infectious diseases, such as outbreaks of
measles, influenza, andLegionella. With SARS-CoV-2, the majority of outbreaks involving 3 …

[HTML][HTML] Ten questions concerning well-being in the built environment

S Altomonte, J Allen, PM Bluyssen, G Brager… - Building and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Well-being in the built environment is a topic that features frequently in building standards
and certification schemes, in scholarly articles and in the general press. However, despite …

Humidity's impact on greenhouse gas emissions from air conditioning

J Woods, N James, E Kozubal, E Bonnema, K Brief… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
The increasing need to cool the air in our built environment is both a cause and an effect of
climate change. Air conditioning accounts for a large portion of global greenhouse gas …

COVID-19 could leverage a sustainable built environment

MD Pinheiro, NC Luís - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
The health system's response to the COVID-19 pandemic has involved research into
diagnoses and vaccines, but primarily it has required specific treatments, facilities and …

An integrative total worker health framework for keeping workers safe and healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic

JT Dennerlein, L Burke, EL Sabbath… - Human …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective The aim was to recommend an integrated Total Worker Health (TWH) approach
which embraces core human factors and ergonomic principles, supporting worker safety …

Occupant health in buildings: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the opinions of building professionals and implications on research

M Awada, B Becerik-Gerber, E White, S Hoque… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study are to investigate building professionals' experience, awareness,
and interest in occupant health in buildings, and to assess the impact of the COVID-19 …

Quality criteria for multi-domain studies in the indoor environment: Critical review towards research guidelines and recommendations

G Chinazzo, RK Andersen, E Azar… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The perception, physiology, behavior, and performance of building occupants are influenced
by multi-domain exposures: the simultaneous presence of multiple environmental stimuli, ie …