Transcript Slide 1

Mould free
properties
forever
Tenants complain
Landlords despair
Children become ill
Modern Day Housing
•Double Glazed
•Central Heating
•Cavity wall and Loft Insulation
•Fitted Doors
•Extractor fans
A sealed
box
Where does it
all go?
= 112
per week
The extent of the problem
• RICS completed a survey into British Housing Stock (The
Incidence of Toxic Mould in the Indoor Environment of
Dwellings in England and Wales).
•23% suffer from Black Mould (Toxic Mould).
•1 in 5 households have Asthma
•1.2 million children have Asthma
•Mould is one of the most common triggers for Asthma.
Consequences for tenants
• Exposure to high levels
may cause, rashes,
aggravation of Asthma,
cold like symptoms.
• Evidence linking
exposure to mould to
pulmonary
hemosidersis (bleeding
in the lungs) in infants.
Worst case scenario...
“A more unlikely end to the
Hollywood dream could not
seem possible - but this
week it was reported that
the deaths of actress
Brittany Murphy and her
British screenwriter
husband Simon Monjack
might have been caused by
mould growing in their
luxury Los Angeles home. ”
Daily Mail 28/07/2010
Consequences for landlords
“There have been more than 9000
successful court cases against
landlords in the US”
RICS Online
Unhappy tenants move
away leaving a costly rent
void.
Landlords have to foot the
bill for expensive redecoration costs.
Landlords have to spend
money to rent the property
again
Environmental Health
Officers called by new
tenants, find more issues to
deal with
Problem comes back every
year
The HHSRS is the new risk
assessment procedure for
residential properties. It
replaces the Housing
Fitness Standard from the
6th April 2006 in England.
HHSRS also replaces the
fitness standards as an
element of the Decent
Homes Standard.
Damp and mould is one of the 29 hazards from
the HHSRS
Why?
Because it is potentially injurious to health
A class 1 hazard – the same class as Asbestos
Environmental Health Officers in Private Sector Housing report that
they receive more complaints about damp and mould than any
other hazard.
Can’t they just........
Repetitive maintenance?
Why do intermittent extract fans fail to provide a
solution?
15
l/s
600 l/s
+2°
Taking into account health, comfort,
energy efficiency, capital & ongoing
cost...
…what is the “Best Value”
approach to home ventilation ?
In the majority of cases...
Whole home ventilation
Whole Home Positive Input Ventilation
Summary of the Benefits
 Eliminates
surface condensation
 Dries up damp and prevents mould growth
 Improves air quality within 6 hours
 Cures problem within 24 – 48 hours
 Low running costs – from 2 pence per day
 Saves money on maintenance costs
 Saves time dealing with unhappy tenants
 Lifetime solution
 Avoids conflict between tenant and landlord
 Protects the building fabric from damage