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rapid mold growth

Is Your Building Sick?

January 27, 2009

The term “sick building syndrome” is used so commonly these days that you might hear it just referred to as “SBS.” A building is considered to be “sick” when occupants experience acute health and comfort effects, most likely resulting from poor indoor air quality. The specific cause of these effects must be unknown, but the general discomfort is shared by multiple occupants of the building (a “building related illness,” or BRI, occurs when the illness is diagnosable and the cause can be attributed directly to airborne building contaminants).

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Top 5 Employees Who May be Affected by Your Moldy Building

January 16, 2009

Many office buildings today are suffering from sick building syndrome due to overgrown mold. But even if you can see or smell mold in the building, as an employer you may be reluctant (especially in today’s market) to dip into the company budget to pay for remediation. After all, if no one is sick then what’s the problem?

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How to Grow Stachybotrys (Black Rot Mold)

January 15, 2009

It isn’t easy to grow stachybotrys in your home. It grows more slowly than other molds and requires more favorable conditions. Stachybotrys needs four specific ingredients to start growing: warmth, nutrients, water, and time.

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