A4 Refereed article in a conference publication
The Air Flows and Microbial Contamination to Indoor Air from Sandwich Facade - Case Study
Authors: Suonketo J, Pessi A-M
Editors: Olli Seppänen, Jorma Säteri
Conference name: Healthy Buildings 2000
Publishing place: Helsinki
Publication year: 2000
Book title : Healthy Buildings 2000: Vol 3. Microbes, moisture and building physics: proceedings
First page : 147
Last page: 152
The subject building of this case study had high counts of actinobacteria in insulation layer of sandwich facade and in indoor air of specific flats. The aim was to resolve the air draft routes that might have conveyed microbes from external wall indoors, and find and prevent a cause to high microbial contamination in a specific flat. The study included pressure difference measurements, airflow measurements, microbial air samples, structural investigations and follow up measurements. The main contamination routes were located to the bushings in the exterior wall and after reparations the indoor air actinobacteria counts were clearly decreased.