Special environments for sensitive populations such as children also have an economic viewpoint. Each time a child becomes sick because the facility was not properly cleaned, the family incurs additional costs. For example, the parents lose time at paid work and must pay more medical bills. Dr. Michael A. Berry is a Research Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he teaches and writes on a range of environmental management topics. He also is as private indoor environmental quality consultant.
Built environments protect health only when they are properly managed.
The primary environmental management objective in every built environment is exposure reduction and risk minimization. Cleaning, maintenance or restoration. Cleaning is a process that, in the spirit of quality-based management, can be continuously improved.