Air Quality Optimization for the Total Life -Cycle of Buildings

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Associate Professor at Architecture & Housing Research Institute, Housing & Building National Research Center (HBRC), Egypt. 87 El-Tahreer St., Dokki, Giza, Egypt.

Abstract

Abstract:
Problem Definition:
Building construction and operation have wide and long -term effects on air pollution status
especially in the developing countries. For the building, most of the air pollution prevention
and mitigation practices are dealing with its materials and operating systems as sources of air
pollution regarding to the ways of production, transportation, construction, and related
behaviours during building operation.
So the different decision makers related to the building project delivery stages PDS (from pr estudies,
site selection, investment study, TOR, schematic design, construction drawings &
specifications, bidding, construction, operation, renovations and demolishing at last) most of
them are individually concerning air pollution issues with different levels of awareness.

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