[Greenbuilding] Air quality in straw bale houses

[Stephen Collette]

Haha,

You would be correct in your assumptions Rob. Nobody loves me until things go south... (and not on vacation in the US).

Yes, most homes are a mess with poor air quality, with carpets, cleaning products, damp basements, pets, kids, etc, it's not that hard to achieve poor air in an average house.

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
> 
> [Looking up]
> Nothing on the top of my head either.
> 
> I find that the majority of homeowners usually don't even think about IAQ  
> unless there is something wrong with it and it's gotten to the point that  
> there have been noticeable deleterious effects to occupant health.
> 
> I would go so far as to venture that poor IAQ in residential buildings is  
> probably the norm rather than exceptional simply because proper  
> ventilation design /performance verification is the exception rather than  
> the norm.
> 
> As such, I would venture that if there are any recent IAQ tests done on SB  
> houses, the results would not likely be flattering and not likely the sort  
> of test results that Ms. Jones was hoping to hear about.
> 
> ie It's unlikely that homeowners (SB or toherwise) would be doing IAQ  
> tests on houses that are not experiencing issues.

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