With the greater use of air-conditioned offices in Singapore, achieving good indoor air quality has become an important issue. The laws that impose duties upon designers and contractors with respect to the design and construction of air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation (ACMV) systems are set out in the Building Control Regulations and the Singapore Standard Code of Practice for Mechanical Ventilation and Air-conditioning in Buildings (hereinafter "SS CP 13:1980"). ACMV maintenance is governed by the Environmental Public Health Act, the Building and Common Property (Maintenance and Management) Act, and the Land Titles (Strata) Act, as well as by lease or tenancy agreements. Designers, contractors, developers, building owners and management corporations may also be liable to the workers, occupants and other premises users for indoor air quality (IAQ)-related injuries under the general principles of contract and tort. Recently, the Guidelines for Good Indoor Air Quality in Office Premises was issued by the Ministry of Environment to complement SS CP 13:1980 toward improving the indoor air quality of air-conditioned office premises. Although the Guidelines have no statutory effect, they may be adopted as contractual requirements in construction, lease and maintenance contracts. They may also be used to determine the relevant standard of duty of care required to discharge tortious liability. This paper looks at the existing laws and rules affecting the design, construction and maintenance of air-conditioned offices in light of Part III of the Ministry's Guidelines.

Philip Chan

Indoor Air

建筑物内的环境质量是公共卫生的一个重要主题。INDOOR AIR 为报告非工业建筑物室内环境定义的广阔区域内的原始研究结果提供了一个场所。 INDOOR AIR 是一本具有多学科内容的国际期刊，发表的论文反映了该领域广泛的兴趣类别：健康影响；热舒适度；监测和建模；源表征；通风和其他环境控制技术。研究结果提供了基本信息，让设计师、建筑业主和运营商能够为建筑居住者提供健康舒适的环境，并为医疗从业者提供有关如何处理与环境相关的疾病的信息。室内环境。

The quality of the indoor environment in buildings is a significant public health issue. "Indoor Air" provides a platform for reporting original research findings across a broad spectrum of indoor environmental issues in non-industrial buildings. As an international journal with a multidisciplinary focus, "Indoor Air" publishes papers that reflect a wide range of interests in the field, including health impacts, thermal comfort, monitoring and modeling, source characterization, ventilation, and other environmental control technologies. The findings provide essential information for designers, building owners, and operators to create healthy and comfortable environments for occupants, as well as for healthcare practitioners to address environment-related health issues.

建筑物内的环境质量是公共卫生的重要主题。《Indoor Air》为报告非工业建筑物室内环境的广泛领域提供了一个原始研究结果的发布平台。《Indoor Air》是一份多学科的国际期刊，发表的论文涵盖了该领域的多个兴趣类别，包括健康影响、热舒适度、监测与建模、源特征、通风及其他环境控制技术。研究结果为设计师、建筑业主和运营商提供了基本信息，以帮助他们为建筑居住者创造健康舒适的环境，同时也为医疗从业者提供了处理与环境相关疾病的信息。

Indoor Air Quality and the Law in Singapore

This paper looks at the existing laws and rules affecting the design, construction and maintenance of air-conditioned offices in Singapore in light of Part III of the Ministry of Environment's Guidelines.

Category	Quartile
环境科学与生态学	2
环境科学与生态学, 结构与建筑技术	2
环境科学与生态学, 公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生	2
环境科学与生态学, 工程环境	3

Indoor Air Quality and the Law in Singapore

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Category	Quartile
PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	1