Introduction
The research paper discusses the factors which affect the Indoor Environmental Quality ( IEQ ) generally for residential buildings and especially in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ). This geographical location which hosts a climate that is usually very hot ; forcing people to be largely dependent on Air Conditioning ( AC ) who try to escape from the outdoor environment ; all this leads to a poor indoor environment . Therefore , what is Healthy Good Air ? In definition , it is the air that is free of harmful concentrates and contaminates which can have a health impact on people who are prone or influenced to illnesses through inhaling or being exposed to such harmful substances .
According to Nationmaster . com , in the UAE , 85 % of the population lives in urban areas . Urban areas is where people spend a noticeable part of their time in environments that depends heavily on air conditioning ; hence the wellbeing and health of an individual will be affected by the air quality and air pollution were noise effects are considered as a major contributor to noise . Such effects can be tangible ( i . e . can be touched and / or measured ), such as the loss of the hearing sense , or it can be intangible ( i . e . cannot be touched and / or measured ), such as behavioral and psychological effects . This review brought to realization that there are many factors which can affect a healthy air quality ; things like the environment of the building itself , ventilation and humidity filtration , all which will be addressed in details in the discussion part of the review . The reason for this review about air quality and noise environment is that air quality and noise can affect life quality directly which is on the other hand defined as the fulfillment of human needs and an inevitable part towards their wellbeing .
Methodology
The methodology used to conduct this research is a qualitative literature review ; studying and reviewing research papers and scholars which focuses on the subject of how to improve the indoor environment under all aspects towards the goal to achieve a sustainable healthy environment . The paper focuses on providing extra knowledge in the domain of the selected topic .
Analysis and Discussion
A health air is one free of harmful contaminates that can have a health impact on people who are susceptible to illnesses . Many people in the UAE spend a good part of their time in climate controlled environment ; with air conditioning the effects of time spend in climate control environment on human well-being is not a clear cut one . Researchers in this field focused on built methods , air quality in the buildings , air conditioning and noise .
Sick Building Syndrome The relationship between the visible and non-visible conditions of a building ( i . e . it ’ s heating , lighting and humidity ) and inhabitant ’ s health is complex ; these variables are the cause were occupants of any building may feel discomfort ( Sahlberg et al . 2009 ). The experience of such discomfort , distress or maybe anxiety when physically being inside the building is known as the “ Sick Building Syndrome ( SBS )” but the causes of this is yet unknown . Studies have found that the Sick Building Syndrome is due to factors such as psychological , physical , age-related , gender , social stats and many more other related mechanisms ( Bass et al . 2003 ).
In the UAE where the average temperature is high it is hard for the nature do its ventilation prop-
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