Emissions from construction materials. Results from the National ‘Healthy Building’ Programme

K. Saarela
building material, emission, indoor air quality
Year:
2003
Bibliographic info:
Healthy Buildings 2003 - Proceedings 7th International Conference (7th-11th December 2003) - National University of Singapore - Vol. 3, pp 545-549, 2 Fig.., 3 Ref.

The Healthy Building Technology Programme was established in Finland to abolish thefactors causing building related problems as it was clearly seen that deficiencies in indoor airhad an economical importance even at the national level (Rantama, 2003). The key researchareas in the programme were:- services and business concepts;- ventilation and building services;- moisture;- emissions from construction materialsThe objective of the Emissions from construction materials was to develop processes forevaluating of indoor air quality, diagnosing and rectifying indoor air and the health problemsin buildings.

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