Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association 2006;44(3):103-113.
신축 아파트 거주자의 새집증후군 반응 및 의식 조사 - 청주시를 중심으로 -
Residents' Responses and Consciousness on Sick House Syndrome of Newly Built Apartments - Focusing on Cheongju -
Yoon-Jung Choi
Dept. of Housing, Interior Design & Consumer Studies, Chungbuk National Univ.
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to determine the present condition of sick house syndrome of newly built apartments a mid-sized city. The questionnaire survey was carried out from 19th to 22nd of May 2004, with respondents consisting of 160 households living in two apartment complexes of Cheongju. Their residency periods after moving in were within six~ten months. From the survey results of the respondents, sick house syndrome items revealed high percentages with the highest value of 49.3%. The respondents answered that they knew relatively well about sick house syndrome but they had no knowledge about ‘bake-out’. The response percentages of sick house syndrome items in E complex, consisting of 106 m2 (32 pyeong) size units, were significantly higher than those in A complex, consisting of 76 m2 (23 pyeong) size units. This result suggests that the pollution levels emitted from interior materials in larger sized apartment units are higher than those in small sized units. The response percentages of sick house syndrome items in houses with fulfilled ventilation which had been ventilated before or after moving in were lower than in houses not ventilated.
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