Why are damp, condensation and mould still an issue and has Awaab’s Law made a change in our approach?
What if there was a 24/7 app delivering key reasoning and recognisable guidance for damp and mould – would you use it?
With significant, trusted experience investigating and reporting these issues for a host of clients, typically social and local authority housing, NHBC, care homes and hospitals, Cornerstone, an expert-led independent surveying company, explains how recognised outcomes have served to provide cost-effective solutions across the industries they serve.
The time is right for sharing our knowledge
In general, damp- and mould-related issues take time to develop. For example, mould can take a number of days to germinate, with penetrating damp also taking time to absorb into the structure.
Therefore, in many cases the problems aredriven in the main by periodic trends that, if left unnoticed, can result in visual evidence on surfaces and personal items.
Sharing our knowledge about fundamental aspects attributed to damp, condensation and mould in a timely manner will not only uphold Awaab’s Law initial phase requirements but also will enable early recognisable undertakings alongside a proactive action plan aimed at a longer solution period and not a quick fix.
A property health app
Recognising mould is a symptom of a problem, our repeat evidence confirms its outbreak has a number of root causes and the simple information gathering process in the app is designed to assist the expected reasons behind the problem, upholding a cost-effective, long-term solution and not a quick fix.
An embedded Did You Know platform delivers key understandings in a recognisable manner for all, aimed at providing timely reasoning and guidance.
Being able to readily embrace knowledge in a 24/7 manner can aid the intervention of such issues while providing SMART guidance for future healthy living, working, learning and personal welfare locations.
Wet rooms are key areas of moisture production and, in the absence of ventilation adequacy, the vapour pressure differential will, and does, result in warm, moist air circulating a building leading to visual secondary issues in other rooms.
What is ventilation adequacy?
By definition, a healthy building should be one that does not experience any defects
contributing to its comfortable environment, with elements installed to manage the
internal atmosphere being operational and “adequate” in their delivery.
It is recognised certain aspects are either broken, isolated or simply too noisy to operate, leading to periods of non-use that, alongside normal contributory factors including everyday breathing, cooking, bathing, washing etc, can lead to noticeable issues that are not readily understandable.
And effective installations are also key deliverables…
Are we ready for change?
Cornerstone continues to witness many problems of varying levels of impact with a singular solution still being missed: knowledge.
For example, why is mould in one area of the ceiling and not in others? In simple terms,
if an area of the structure is not at the same temperature as the remaining areas, when
warm, moist internal air comes into contact with the ceiling, at certain times of the day
beads of condensation can occur in the colder area and, being a key nutrient for mould development, it delivers defined mould growth patterns.
Painting over this aspect does not solve the problem, nor does it remove the mould root
system resulting in its early regeneration. Talk to us now to reserve your awareness training for the app content alongside their meanings and defined outcomes.
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