Funky building smells and “off” feelings inside a building can often be traced back to moisture and its effect on IAQ. But even if your building hasn’t had a “water event”, moisture can still eat away at your building. How? It goes back to the building envelope and the surrounding cli

Remember a while ago when we were talking about Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) and Building-Related Illnesses (BRI)? (If not, here’s the article.) We discussed how modern tightly-sealed buildings can produce systematic indoor air quality (IAQ) problems. Proper ventilation and HVAC contr

As many as one in four new or renovated buildings can be classified as “sick” according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. That’s 25%. One might say that it’s an epidemic. So why are so many buildings sick? Well, it’s a complicated answer. That’s because Sick Bui

It turns out that the good old phrase “go get some fresh air” may have more relevance today than ever before. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), indoor environments have two to five times more pollutants than outdoor environments. In extreme cases, ind