Natural ventilation.
(e.g., operable windows, inside/outside connections)

AIR

Research

1. Outdoor access preferred hospital feature of children (Lambert et al., 2014)

2. Natural ventilation of buildings reduced headaches, mucosal symptoms, decreased sickness absenteeism (Preziosi, 2004; Seppanen & Fisk, 2002)

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References

Lambert, V., Coad, J., Hicks, P., & Glacken, M. (2014). Young children’s perspectives of ideal physical design features for hospital-built environments. Journal of Child Health Care, 18(1), 57–71. https://doi.org/10.1177/1367493512473852

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Preziosi, P. (2004). Workplace air-conditioning and health services attendance among French middle-aged women: a prospective cohort study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 33(5), 1120–1123. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyh136