[GSBN] research into air quality in straw bale house

[Jakub Wihan]

Hi All,

I am doing a research about air quality inside straw bale buildings. I  
am particularly interested in how a "usual" kind of mold in baled  
straw inside a plastered wall affects air quality within indoor  
environment and how healthy that environment is. I would like to know  
if there is any scientific paper written on this subject.

I hope you will not mind me asking to give me some further links, or  
pointers. In any case, I would be grateful to hear your opinion.

I have contacted Stephen Collette> http://www.yourhealthyhouse.ca/  to  
give his expertise. I thought it might be useful for all of us to  
hear. Please see excerpt from his e-mail below.

Thank you.

Have a peaceful Advent time full of warmth and happiness.

With warm wishes

Kuba



On 3 Nov 2014, at 16:26, Stephen Collette wrote:
>
> As for your questions Jakub:
>
> I do not have any specific research, university type, looking at the  
> moulds in straw bale homes. I have come across some in my  
> professional practice. (To summarize, I used to build, worked on 2  
> dozen straw bale buildings. Now I am a consultant, building science  
> geek and know a fair bit about natural building sciences, teaching  
> it through the Building Biology Institute in the US.)

...

> As for how it impacts the air quality within a house, I would say it  
> is negligible, under normal conditions. Fibreglass, unfortunately  
> common in North America can hold crap loads of mould and water, and  
> that type of wall system is quite "loose" compared to a plastered  
> wall, which are not so common here. Plastered walls reduce air  
> leakage, and therefore pathways of concern. Also the walls are so  
> dense, to slow air movement in and of themselves, irrespective of  
> the plaster.
>
> All the best.
>
> Cheers
>
> Stephen
>
> Stephen Collette BBEC, LEED AP, BSSO
> Your Healthy House - Indoor Environmental Testing & Building  
> Consulting
> http://www.yourhealthyhouse.ca
> stephen at yourhealthyhouse.ca
> 705.652.5159








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