Survey of an office and laboratory university building – An unhealthy building case study

Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) was identified and defined some 30 years ago and has been investigated since then, yet recently designed and constructed buildings seem to disregard both the phenomenon and the significant body of work that documents it. A Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) study was undertaken in one such building in Israel, combining offices and laboratories. A review of plans and building shows basic flaws in decision-making and design, and lack of POE. The results of measurements, surveys and interviews presented here are the outcome of an educational exercise undertaken with a group of graduate students.