IEQ and the Impact on Employee Sick Leave

Date Published
07/2002
Publication Type
Journal Article
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LBNL-51289
Abstract

When selecting minimum ventilation rates, employers need to strike a balance between the well-recognized energy costs of providing higher minimum ventilation rates and the expected, but less well quantified, health benefits from higher rate of ventilation. This is a summary of the paper by Milton et al. (2000) that found low employee sick leave associated with high ventilation rates in a set of buildings located in Massachusetts. A simple cost-benefit analysis is also presented.

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ASHRAE Journal
Volume
44
Year of Publication
2002
Number
7
Pagination
97-98
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