building related illness (BRI)
[IFMA, Glossary]:a diagnosable illness resulting from exposure to specific agents encountered in buildings, such as bacteria, fungi, allergens, or chemicals.
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building, energy performance
[ISO 16818:2008, 3.84]:calculated or measured amount of energy actually used or estimated to meet the different needs associated with a standard use of the building, which may include, inter alia, energy use for heating, cooling, ventilation, domestic hot water and … Continue reading →
building, low-polluting
[EN 16798-1:2019, 3.7]:building where predominantly low emitting materials are used and materials and activities with emission of pollutants are limited.Note 1 to entry: Default criteria are listed in B.4.
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[EN 16798-1:2019, 3.8]:building where no effort has been done to select low-emitting materials and where activities with emission of pollutants are not limited or prohibited.Note 1 to entry: Default criteria are listed in B.4. Previous emissions (like tobacco smoke) may … Continue reading →
building, very low-polluting
[EN 16798-1:2019, 3.6]:building where predominantly very low-emitting materials and furniture are used, activities with emission of pollutants are prohibited and no previous emitting sources (like tobacco smoke, from cleaning) were present.Note 1 to entry: Default criteria are listed in B.4.
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