Sick Building Syndrome

[woodamarc]

My first experience with “Sick Building Syndrome” (also known as
product “off-gasing”) was experienced as a child and not realized
until an adult as a corporate project manager. E.g., the final
commissioning phase of facilities construction requires customers to
wait a specified time to allow proper off-gasing of new materials,
i.e., carpets, partitions, ceilings, paints, concrete, etc. This
process allows “proper venting [off-gasing]” of materials allowing
inhabitance without creating immediate sickness. Customer occupation
after proper off-gasing periods is an EHS (Environmental Health
Services) requirement. As a child my mother was a seamstress; back in
those days I was brought to the fabric storehouses where my mother
would spend countless hours rummaging through the numerous dress
design pattern-templates and rolls of fabric. I remembered at a young
age I would beg my mother not to take me to these places, as I always
felt sick after a short period of time inside. Of course, she assumed
my ailment was brought about by pure boredom with no medical basis to
back up my claim. I was ignored and for lack of a better description
“I passed out in the childrens play pen area due to the sickness.”
Once out of the environment I immediately got better.

Even as an adult I can not step foot into retail clothing shops were
there is bad ventilation. My body immediately reacts to the
environmental poisons. Folks, this is real and if you experience this
toxic sickness, I highly recommend you find another, well ventilated
place to do your shoping. This materials off-gasing can create, or
trigger other illnesses within the body. I'm not an expert on this
subject, but I know there's validity. It is hoped through this post,
there may be someone out there that could reply and educate those of
us that seek further information on this topic.