Humid Buildings - The Construction Remedy

Dampness in buildings is a common reason for a variety of health-related symptoms in the inhabitants. An obvious solution to at least part of this problem would be to take measures in order to keep a building dry in those parts of it that have not been intended to handle water. This article describes a Swedish building research project where more than 4000 apartments were built in Sweden according to a water damage quality control scheme. This has resulted in a total absence of water damage during a twelve-year period.