Benchmarking Fungal Levels in UK Building Stock
Fungal growth in the indoor environment may affect the health, comfort and wellbeing of the occupants or have a serious repercussion to the buildings’ performance through the degradation and damage of materials. In the UK, the number of dwellings being affected by fungal contamination is considered to be significantly high. Therefore, it is crucial that a reproducible and robust methodology is developed, for the assessment of indoor fungi and its associated risks. This project aims to develop a rigorous, reproducible and robust testing protocol for indoor fungal growth assessment and propose benchmarks that will allow the discrimination between typical and atypical levels of indoor fungi in properties that are considered “normal” or otherwise, and needs remediation.
