Sick Building Syndrome

The term ‘Sick Building Syndrome’ or SBS is used to describe situations in which building occupants experience acute health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to time spent in a building, but no illness or cause can be identified.
Allergy medications can treat the symptoms, but physicians and allergists also recommend "allergen avoidance"—taking measures to reduce or eliminate exposure to the source of the problem. However, if the person’s livelihood takes place within a building that has SBS, avoiding the source may be difficult.
Maintaining clean air conditioning systems could help prevent potential problems from occurring. Maintaining good indoor air quality should be a high priority in air conditioned office environments. Higher standards of hygiene need to be employed; filtration systems could be upgraded, regularly serviced and well maintained.
It is not unusual for people suffering from irritated eyes, sore throats or headaches to blame the symptoms on tobacco smoke. If an individual sees tobacco smoke accumulation, they are only seeing one symptom of a larger problem.
The type of environments where sick building syndrome is diagnosed include generally poorly maintained air conditioning, new commercial or office buildings fitted with modern materials, or older domestic buildings with damp conditions and mould growth. Temperatures above 21°C, poor lighting, flicker from fluorescent tubes and the absence of windows may also contribute to the problem (SoEAC 1996).
http://www.workershealth.com.au/pdfs/037sickbuilding.pdf   (for the full paper)

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