The impact of Icelandic turf structures on occupant health
In Iceland, mineral based turf has been used as a building material for centuries. In this study the impact of Icelandic turf structures on occupant health is examined. Historical epidemiological and demographic figures have been studied, as well as building materials and geometry, biological contam...
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ftuniveindcris:oai:pure.tue.nl:publications/c892a38e-5998-4346-96dc-5b383a06baab 2023-05-15T16:48:16+02:00 The impact of Icelandic turf structures on occupant health van Dijken, F Hoof, van, J. Reijnierse, J.H. 2005 https://research.tue.nl/en/publications/c892a38e-5998-4346-96dc-5b383a06baab https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2005.03.03.006.00 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess van Dijken , F , Hoof, van , J & Reijnierse , J H 2005 , ' The impact of Icelandic turf structures on occupant health ' , Gerontechnology , vol. 3 , no. 3 , pp. 165-169 . https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2005.03.03.006.00 article 2005 ftuniveindcris https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2005.03.03.006.00 2021-12-26T12:22:39Z In Iceland, mineral based turf has been used as a building material for centuries. In this study the impact of Icelandic turf structures on occupant health is examined. Historical epidemiological and demographic figures have been studied, as well as building materials and geometry, biological contaminants, and the indoor environment of the Icelandic turf farm of Glaumbær. The occupants’ health was not influenced by building properties that are characteristic to turf structures. Disease prevalence seems to have originated from the poor living conditions occupants were exposed to. Despite primitive living conditions, some of the Icelanders reached very high ages. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Eindhoven University of Technology research portal Gerontechnology 3 3 |
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In Iceland, mineral based turf has been used as a building material for centuries. In this study the impact of Icelandic turf structures on occupant health is examined. Historical epidemiological and demographic figures have been studied, as well as building materials and geometry, biological contaminants, and the indoor environment of the Icelandic turf farm of Glaumbær. The occupants’ health was not influenced by building properties that are characteristic to turf structures. Disease prevalence seems to have originated from the poor living conditions occupants were exposed to. Despite primitive living conditions, some of the Icelanders reached very high ages. |
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van Dijken , F , Hoof, van , J & Reijnierse , J H 2005 , ' The impact of Icelandic turf structures on occupant health ' , Gerontechnology , vol. 3 , no. 3 , pp. 165-169 . https://doi.org/10.4017/gt.2005.03.03.006.00 |
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