Through the approval of an ordinance requiring buildings to properly maintain air conditioning systems to avoid contaminated environments that affect the health of people who remain in buildings, the commitment of the city of Luján, in Argentina, to combat buildings called "sick" was confirmed once again.
According to the World Health Organization, the Sick Building Syndrome is suffered by those buildings that have poor ventilation, presence of fungi and bacteria, which produce gases of chemical origin or polluting products, which do not have proper lighting, among other elements that cause health problems to its inhabitants.
This is the reason why the Municipality of Luján will require periodic controls and keep a rigorous registry in which these buildings can be detected and measures taken in this regard.
According to Pablo Giaquinta, president of the FPV block of the Deliberative Council and author of the proposal, this measure will be applied only in buildings that have public attendance.
The project estimates controls every six months or every year and will have a first stage of prevention and promotion with a duration of three months. Giaquinta made it clear that the adaptation costs that must be executed to adapt the property must be covered by the owner.
