Viruses, Bacteria and Fungi in the Built Environment: Designing Healthy Indoor Environments opens with a brief introduction to viruses, bacteria and fungi in the built environment and discusses their impact on human health. Sections discuss the microbiology of building materials, the airborne transmission of viruses and bacteria in the built environment, and plumbing-associated microbiome. As the first book on this important area to be written in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this work will be a valuable reference resource for researchers, civil engineers, architects, postgraduate students, contractors and other professionals working and interested in the field of the built environment.
Elements of building design, including choice of materials, ventilation and plumbing can have important implications for the microbiology of a building, and consequently, the health of the building's occupants. This important new reference work explains the microbiology of buildings and disease control in the built environment to those who design and implement new construction and renovate.
1. 1 : Introduction to virus, bacteria, and fungi in the built environment - p. Page viii 2. 2 : Introduction to viruses, bacteria, and fungi in the built environment - p. Page 6 3. 3 : Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) in the built-environment - p. Page 24 4. 4 : Influence of surface materials on biofilm formation - p. Page 41 5. 5 : Black fungi in the built environment—The good, the bad, and the ugly - p. Page 61 6. 6 : Air and wall mycobiota interactions—A case study in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra - p. Page 91 7. 7 : Airborne transmission of bacteria bioburden - p. Page 119 8. 8 : Airborne bacteria and sick building syndrome (SBS) - p. Page 142 9. 9 : Fungal contamination assessment in healthcare environments—A bibliographic review - p. Page 172 10. 10 : Indoor fungi threshold levels - p. Page 224 11. 11 : Smart technologies for COVID-19 indoor monitoring - p. Page 245 12. 12 : Ventilation strategies for healthy indoors in hospitals - p. Page 270 13. 13 : Innovative coating materials to prevent fungi growth - p. Page 284 14. 14 : What kind of new antimicrobial technology can we use at the present time in architecture? - p. Page 308 15. Index - p. Page 323
Viruses, Bacteria and Fungi in the Built Environment: Designing Healthy Indoor Environments opens with a brief introduction to viruses, bacteria and fungi in the built environment and discusses their impact on human health. Sections discuss the microbiology of building materials, the airborne transmission of viruses and bacteria in the built environment, and plumbing-associated microbiome. As the first book on this important area to be written in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, this work will be a valuable reference resource for researchers, civil engineers, architects, postgraduate students, contractors and other professionals working and interested in the field of the built environment.
Elements of building design, including choice of materials, ventilation and plumbing can have important implications for the microbiology of a building, and consequently, the health of the building's occupants. This important new reference work explains the microbiology of buildings and disease control in the built environment to those who design and implement new construction and renovate.
1. 1 : Introduction to virus, bacteria, and fungi in the built environment - p. Page viii 2. 2 : Introduction to viruses, bacteria, and fungi in the built environment - p. Page 6 3. 3 : Opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) in the built-environment - p. Page 24 4. 4 : Influence of surface materials on biofilm formation - p. Page 41 5. 5 : Black fungi in the built environment—The good, the bad, and the ugly - p. Page 61 6. 6 : Air and wall mycobiota interactions—A case study in the Old Cathedral of Coimbra - p. Page 91 7. 7 : Airborne transmission of bacteria bioburden - p. Page 119 8. 8 : Airborne bacteria and sick building syndrome (SBS) - p. Page 142 9. 9 : Fungal contamination assessment in healthcare environments—A bibliographic review - p. Page 172 10. 10 : Indoor fungi threshold levels - p. Page 224 11. 11 : Smart technologies for COVID-19 indoor monitoring - p. Page 245 12. 12 : Ventilation strategies for healthy indoors in hospitals - p. Page 270 13. 13 : Innovative coating materials to prevent fungi growth - p. Page 284 14. 14 : What kind of new antimicrobial technology can we use at the present time in architecture? - p. Page 308 15. Index - p. Page 323
