Indoor environmental quality, occupant perception, prevalence of sick building syndrome symptoms, and sick leave in a Green Mark Platinum-rated versus a non-Green Mark-rated building: A case study

Science and Technology for the Built Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 35-44

  Tham, Kwok Wai ^a   Wargocki, Pawel ^b   Tan, Yan Fen ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c Jurong Town Corporation   (Singapore)

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EID: 84940380732     PISSN: 23744731     EISSN: 2374474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10789669.2014.967164     Document Type: Article

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