Over the past decades, the morbidity and mortality caused by pathogen invasion remain
stubbornly high even though medical care has increasingly improved worldwide. Besides …

A built environment is a human‐made environment providing surroundings for human
occupancy, activities, and settlement. It is supposed to safeguard humans from all …

With the recent surge in interest in microbial prevention, this review paper looks at the
different antimicrobial technologies for surfaces in the built environment. Every year, more …

The microbiota of the built environment is linked to usage, materials and, perhaps most
importantly, human health. Many studies have attempted to identify ways of modulating …

Social housing is essential in addressing the housing needs of vulnerable people. However,
there are environmental performance-related issues to consider with respect to social …

The indoors is where many humans spend most of their time, and are strongly exposed to
indoor microbiota, which may have multifaceted effects on health. Therefore, a …

Sanitation facility conditions and waste disposal practices are hypothesized to affect the
fecal contamination of drinking water and kitchenware. The present study aimed to examine …

The COVID-19 pandemic has encouraged scientists and the general population to think
more than ever before about how we interact with microbes in our indoor spaces. Research …

The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has stripped away complacency over current
knowledge in areas spanning medicine, soft sciences, ethics, behaviour and public health …

Heat storage in systems integrated with renewable energy sources in facilities can reduce
the consumption of fossil fuels, cut maintenance costs, and decrease greenhouse gas …