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SICK BUILDINGS
Causes, Effects and Consequences

9th Annual Construction Law Conference

February 8 & 9, 1996

Houston, Texas

John M. McGinty, FAIA

President
American Construction Investigations, Inc.
Houston, Texas

Table of Contents

Section I. DEFINITIONS Page 1
Section II. CAUSES Page 2
Section III. CURRENT RESEARCH Page 6
Section IV. LEGAL ASPECTS Page 9
Section V. STANDARD OF CARE Page 11

Appendix Page 13
Suggestions for further reading
Il Illustration: Sources of Indoor Air Pollutants
Chart: Indoor Air Pollutants & Sources
Il Illustration: Controlling Air Pollutants in the Office
Illustration: Remove Pollutants at Their Source

Abstract

When we use the term "sick buildings", we mean buildings that make people sick. What we really have is buildings with air quality problems -- problems that have been associated with various syndromes, infectious diseases, or allergic reactions that can be traced to airborne contaminants originating in the building, or more specifically, in one or-more of the building systems.

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