Clean air for all –sick building syndrome and EU policy framework

Session

Law

Description

This paper is designed to point out potential problems related to indoor air quality, review steps that building owners and managers can take to investigate and correct problems, and assist in obtaining additional help with indoor air quality issues.

Sick Building Syndrome is wide spread and may occur in offices, apartment houses, nurseries and schools, resulting in substantial costs to the community. Even though the cause effect relations are unclear it is possible to remedy buildings with SBS problems, and for new buildings the chances of avoiding SBS problems are also good. Modern people spend most of their time indoors in houses, day-care centers, schools, offices and other building facilities. This means that if they are unwell, they will suffer symptoms and discomfort while indoors, only some of which may be related to the buildings they occupy. European building policy has been under development since the 1990s. Under the leadership of the European Commission building standards and policies have gradually improved, taking into account issues such as financing solutions, renewable energies, indoor environmental quality, and the alleviation of energy poverty. The paper focuses on the key EU legislation aimed at transforming and decarbonising the European building stock. This includes: • The Clean Energy Package for all Europeans – a comprehensive set of legislation that defines European climate and energy policy beyond 2020. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) cover the main issues regarding building policies on a European level. • A new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) was adopted in March 2020. It includes measures that will help stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy and encompasses the entire life cycle of products and key value chains, including construction and buildings.

Keywords:

Indoor air pollutants, EU policy framework on indoor air quality management

Proceedings Editor

Edmond Hajrizi

ISBN

978-9951-550-50-5

Location

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

Start Date

29-10-2022 12:00 AM

End Date

30-10-2022 12:00 AM

DOI

10.33107/ubt-ic.2022.237

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Clean air for all –sick building syndrome and EU policy framework

UBT Kampus, Lipjan

This paper is designed to point out potential problems related to indoor air quality, review steps that building owners and managers can take to investigate and correct problems, and assist in obtaining additional help with indoor air quality issues.

Sick Building Syndrome is wide spread and may occur in offices, apartment houses, nurseries and schools, resulting in substantial costs to the community. Even though the cause effect relations are unclear it is possible to remedy buildings with SBS problems, and for new buildings the chances of avoiding SBS problems are also good. Modern people spend most of their time indoors in houses, day-care centers, schools, offices and other building facilities. This means that if they are unwell, they will suffer symptoms and discomfort while indoors, only some of which may be related to the buildings they occupy. European building policy has been under development since the 1990s. Under the leadership of the European Commission building standards and policies have gradually improved, taking into account issues such as financing solutions, renewable energies, indoor environmental quality, and the alleviation of energy poverty. The paper focuses on the key EU legislation aimed at transforming and decarbonising the European building stock. This includes: • The Clean Energy Package for all Europeans – a comprehensive set of legislation that defines European climate and energy policy beyond 2020. The Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD), the Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) cover the main issues regarding building policies on a European level. • A new Circular Economy Action Plan (CEAP) was adopted in March 2020. It includes measures that will help stimulate Europe’s transition towards a circular economy and encompasses the entire life cycle of products and key value chains, including construction and buildings.