Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Facilities

Stefano Capolongo, PhD, is an architect with a PhD in Public Health. He is associate professor at Politecnico di Milano and professor at the School of Specialization of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine at University of Milan and University of Parma. Prof. Arch. Capolongo is author of more than 200 scientific publications, and conducts research and scientific collaboration in the design for themes like building hygiene, environmental sustainability, and social-health architecture.Gaetano Settimo, PhD, is researcher at Istituto Superiore di Sanità in the Department of the Environment and Primary Prevention in Rome, Italy.Marco Gola is an architect and PhD candidate at Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy. He specializes in architecture for sustainability, hospital planning, and construction.

• Foreword: Improving the Hospital's Indoor Air Quality.- Indoor Air Quality in Healing Environments: Impacts of Physical, Chemical, and Biological Environmental Factors on Users.- Existing Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: The Case Study of Hospital Environments.- Applications of IAQ Monitoring in International Healthcare Systems.- Hospital Environments and Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections.-  Analysis of Microorganisms in Hospital Environments and Potential Risks.- Legionella Indoor Air Contamination in Healthcare Environments.- Environmentally Friendly and Low-Emissivity Construction Materials and Furniture.- HVAC System Design in Healthcare Facilities and Control of Aerosol Contaminants: Issues, Tools, and Experiments.- HVAC Management in Health Facilities.- Assessment of Indoor Air Quality in Inpatient Wards.- Perspectives of Air Quality Control in Healthcare Facilities: Conclusions.- Index

“This book joins other entries in the SpringerBriefs in Public Health, compact volumes that provide state-of-the-art reports. … A short communication that accurately advises decision-makers about air quality in healthcare facilities is urgently needed and this book does just that.” (J. Thomas Pierce, Doody's Book Reviews, November, 2017)