Experimental Study on the Effect of Environmentally Friendly Materials on Indoor Air Quality in New Apartment Buildings

신축 공동주택에서의 친환경 마감자재 사용에 따른 실내공기질 개선효과 실증연구

The indoor air quality of new apartment buildings, which is known to cause sick housing syndrome, has become a major concern among apartment residents as well as construction companies in Korea. In this study, the effects of environmentally friendly materials and ventilation system are evaluated to compare the strategies applied to improve indoor air quality at the pre-occupancy stage. Six residential units are tested under three conditions : one unit is consisted of environmentally friendly materials and ventilation system, another unit is consisted of environmentally friendly materials and non-ventilation system, and the other four units are consisted of common materials and non-ventilation system.