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Iaq guide CGuide to the Management of Indoor Air Quality for Hotels in Hong Kong Hotel buildings ? Forward ? A hotel building is many things a place of work a home away from home a place of recreation and entertainment etc Internal spaces include basement

CGuide to the Management of Indoor Air Quality for Hotels in Hong Kong Hotel buildings ? Forward ? A hotel building is many things a place of work a home away from home a place of recreation and entertainment etc Internal spaces include basement work areas corridors restaurants kitchens guestrooms meeting rooms ballrooms etc Hotel guests and employees spend a substantial amount of their time inside the hotel Guests may occupy these for relatively long periods such as their rooms or for very short periods such as lobbies and corridors Employee work shifts may cover many parts of the back-of-the-house areas on con ?ned to one area for periods of up to twelve hours Indoor environments ? The indoor environment may be characterised by thermal comfort temperature and relative humidity lighting noise and vibration and indoor air quality freshness and absence of pollutants Indoor environmental quality ? Building performance ? The quality of the indoor environment has an impact on guest comfort and their perception of quality and on worker productivity Poor indoor environments detract from caring image and quality of the lodgings An e ?cient hotel building is one in which the ? services ? provided to guests are maintained at a level of quality appropriate the standard of the hotel whilst at the same time the resources consumed are minimised Page CGuide to the Management of Indoor Air Quality for Hotels in Hong Kong Indoor air quality ? Perceptions of poor air quality ? Impacts of poor indoor environments ? In terms of indoor air quality it would not be good management practice to try and save resources if the indoor air quality su ?ers as a consequence Good IAQ depends on an adequate supply of fresh air absence of polluting sources and good distribution to the breathing zone of the occupied spaces Other environmental factors such as thermal comfort noise and lighting may give occupants a sense that indoor air quality is poor Even the best designed airconditioning and ventilation system targets at providing thermal comfort conditions which satisfy around of occupants so a large percentage may be dissatis ?ed even when optimum conditions for the majority exist The impacts of a poor indoor environment may be regarded at three levels ? discomfort such as being too cold su ?ering from lighting glare noise objectionable odours etc ? health impacts such as nasal irritations eye irritations colds etc which may lead to absenteeism and ? health risks such as from radon legionella bacteria asbestos This Guide ? Authors ? The key message for management is not to ignore the issue not to be afraid of dealing with problems rather to be positive about managing the situation This Guide is based on the extensive experience of the authors and their colleagues in dealing with IAQ problems in buildings in Hong Kong Many consultants can undertake surveys and measurements of air quality This Guide seeks to enable hotel managers to understand the key issues to appreciate how and where