According to the analysis conducted in the United Kingdom by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), the problem concerns a percentage of buildings between 30 and 50% of the total. In severe cases, the sudden proliferation of toxic mold led to the complete decay of furniture and interior finishes.
striking case in Canada, where he had to leave after an erroneous restructuring the Alberta Court of Appeal (historic building about 87 years). Judges and clerks had been hit, immediately after the reopening, from watery eyes, lung irritation and fatigue.
After some initial uncertainty regarding the cause of these health problems, subsequent analyzes have shown that it was precisely the mold to trigger physical reactions in occupants. The fault of ‘ humidity in the building, trapped in the walls due to renovations and energy efficiency.
noise generated by such conditions the WHO (World Health Organization) has given the name of sick building syndrome (SBS, Sick Building Syndrome). A problem that reopens the debate, according to reports, the importance of energy efficiency and compliance with minimum health:
not only make it look like the most beautiful building and not just have it be more efficient.
mold that can affect a building can pose a threat at the same time more or less serious for at least 4% of the world population, with problems that can reach up to include fever and eczema . Possible issues related also to those who suffer from asthma, with mold which is believed responsible for more than half of the most serious cases of respiratory asthmatic crisis .
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