How Outdoor Air Can Create Sick Buildings
We more commonly associate feeling ill in our buildings with possible mould, or from gases coming from our indoor furniture and fittings. We attribute infections to close contact with other people. Yet science is warning us that viral and other infection spread is driven by air pathways (particulate matter highways in effect) in and even between our buildings. We know that pathogenic (infection-causing) bacteria and viruses are found in water damaged buildings, especially after sewage spills, and survive much better…