Dampness in Dwellings

Causes, Effects and Remedies
2. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-95859-0
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 88 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 249 g

Reihe: Routledge Focus on Environmental Health

This revised and updated book provides a definition of dampness in each of its forms; it details the various potential sources and causes that can result in damage to the building and damage to the health of the occupiers. It is both practical and provides an outline of the possible solutions, looking at aspects of building design and construction that can reduce or avoid the risk of dampness. It also discusses why dampness is a risk to the health of occupiers and so justifies the need to protect health by reducing or removing it.

This book:

- Provides a valuable resource for housing, legal, and medical professionals

- Discusses possible solutions in aspects of building design and construction that can reduce or avoid the risk of dampness and also the safe removal of mould

- Provides an explanation of the legal framework in the UK and potential legal remedies for adverse health effects as a result of dampness

The new edition of Dampness in Dwellings includes expanded details on the health implications of dampness in the home, legal updates, and new thinking in the wake of the tragic death of Awaab Ishak. It provides a pivotal resource for active professionals in housing, medical, and legal sectors.

Zielgruppe

Adult education, Postgraduate, and Professional Practice & Development

Autoren/Hrsg.

Battersby, Stephen

Ezratty, Véronique

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Umweltmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin, Tropenmedizin, Sportmedizin Umweltmedizin
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Public Health, Gesundheitsmanagement, Gesundheitsökonomie, Gesundheitspolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regional- & Raumplanung Stadtplanung, Kommunale Planung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Umwelt- und Gesundheitspolitik
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Umweltrecht Umweltrecht allg., Technikrecht, Immissionsschutzrecht
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltpolitik, Umweltprotokoll

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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).