Moisture risk evaluation and determination of required measures to avoid mould damage using the Folos 2D visual mould chart

Solof Mundt Petersen, Petter Wallentén, Tomi Toratti, Jorma Heikkinen

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Abstract

There is an increased interest in and awareness of mould growth damage in buildings. Today’s mould growth models are limited to only presenting the risk of mould growth. They do not take into account underlying factors and other parameters that make it possible to establish necessary measures to limit or avoid the risk of mould growth. This paper presents a chart that can be used to determine these measures, both to reduce the risk of mould growth in buildings and, at the same time, indicate the risk of mould growth. The chart can be based on all known risk models for mould growth. No new mould growth model is presented; only an illustration of how it is possible to use known models in practical moisture safety design processes. The chart can also be used to compare different structural designs, measured and calculated values, and to show how mould growth risk prediction depends on which mould model is used.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference proceedings - Thermophysics 2012
EditorsOldrich Zmeskal
PublisherInstitute of Physics, Slovak Academy of Sciences
Pages134-141
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)978-80-214-4599-4
Publication statusPublished - 2012
EventThermophysics 2012 - Podkylava, Slovak Republic
Duration: 2012 Oct 31 → …

Conference

ConferenceThermophysics 2012
Period2012/10/31 → …

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Building Technologies

Free keywords

  • Mould model
  • Risk of mould growth

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