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Understanding building-occupant-microbiome interactions toward healthy built environments: A review
Authors:Shuai Li  Zhiyao Yang  Da Hu  Liu Cao  Qiang He
Institution:1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA2. Institute for a Secure & Sustainable Environment, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA3. Lyles School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
Abstract: ? The built environment, occupants, and microbiomes constitute an integrated ecosystem. ? This review summarizes research progress which has focused primarily on microbiomes. ? Critical research needs include studying impacts of occupant behaviors on microbiomes. Built environments, occupants, and microbiomes constitute a system of ecosystems with extensive interactions that impact one another. Understanding the interactions between these systems is essential to develop strategies for effective management of the built environment and its inhabitants to enhance public health and well-being. Numerous studies have been conducted to characterize the microbiomes of the built environment. This review summarizes current progress in understanding the interactions between attributes of built environments and occupant behaviors that shape the structure and dynamics of indoor microbial communities. In addition, this review also discusses the challenges and future research needs in the field of microbiomes of the built environment that necessitate research beyond the basic characterization of microbiomes in order to gain an understanding of the causal mechanisms between the built environment, occupants, and microbiomes, which will provide a knowledge base for the development of transformative intervention strategies toward healthy built environments. The pressing need to control the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments highlights the urgency and significance of understanding the complex interactions between the built environment, occupants, and microbiomes, which is the focus of this review.
Keywords:Microbiome  Built Environment  Occupant  Health  
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