Many office buildings designed to prevent outside air from entering have been shown to have elevated levels of various toxic substances circulating through the air inside, a phenomenon known as sick building syndrome
Yet the air in other office buildings does not have elevated levels of these substances, even though those buildings are the same age as the sick buildings and have similar designs and ventilation systems
Among buildings designed to prevent outside air from entering, houses are no less likely than office buildings to have air that contains elevated levels of toxic substances.