Dampness in Dwellings - Causes, Effects and Remedies

This book provides up-to-date information on the causes, effects, and remedies of damp on residential properties and their occupiers.

Sommario

Series Preface
Introduction
Table of Cases
Foreword
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 What is Dampness?
Chapter 3 Sources of Dampness and the Potential Effect on the Structure
Chapter 4 Health Effects of Dampness and Mould
Chapter 5 Identifying and Remedying the Cause(s) (and Effects) of Dampness
Chapter 6 Overview of Dampness and the Law
Annex 1 Investigating the Cause/Sources of Dampness
Annex 2 Heat Loss
Further Reading
Index

Info autore

Dr Stephen Battersby, MBE, is an environmental health practitioner, independent consultant, and advisor and was part of the team that developed the Housing Health and Safety Rating System at Warwick University.
Dr Véronique Ezratty, MD, is a medical doctor, health risk assessor in the Group Health, Safety and Prevention Department (DP2SG) of EDF (Electricité de France).

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Stephen (Environmental Health Consultan Battersby, Battersby Stephen, Veronique Ezratty, Véronique Ezratty
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032958590
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3295859-0
• Pagine: 74
• Serie: Routledge Focus on Environmental Health
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Medicina > Branche non cliniche; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto pubblico, amministrativo, costituzionale; MEDICAL / Public Health, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Environmental Policy, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Construction / General, LAW / Environmental, The environment, Public Administration, Public health & preventive medicine, Science / Environmental Science, Civil engineering, surveying & building, Environment law, Public health and preventive medicine, Civil engineering, surveying and building, MEDICAL / Environmental Health, dampness;structural defects;health effects, Public administration / Public policy