IMPACT OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENT QUALITY ON SICK BUILDING SYNDROME IN INDIAN LEED CERTIFIED BUILDINGS

This study was carried out with the intent of studying indoor environmental quality and relationship to sick building syndrome (SBS) in LEED certified buildings in India. Worldwide, there is an increasing interest in understanding the impact between green building design and occupant's personal wellbeing. In India, airtight building envelopes and energy efficient systems are increasingly becoming an integral requirement for building design. In most buildings ineffective functioning of these systems results in buildup of polluted environment that causes SBS. Building occupants are one possible source of information to understand the relationship between indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and SBS.