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<body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;">On Mon, 23 Jun 2014 20:14:49 -0400, Stephen Collette <stephen@yourhealthyhouse.ca> wrote:<br><br><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0.80ex; border-left: #0000FF 2px solid; padding-left: 1ex">I have done some air quality testing on my own accord in a couple of houses for differing reasons. </blockquote><div><br></div><blockquote style="margin: 0 0 0.80ex; border-left: #0000FF 2px solid; padding-left: 1ex">Actual studies? Hmm. Not off the top of my head, but more importantly is what she is concerned about. <br><br>------- Forwarded message -------<br>From: "Barbara Jones" <barbara@strawworks.co.uk><br><br>Does anyone know of any recent tests on this subject in strawbale houses?<br></blockquote><br><div>[Looking up] </div><div>Nothing on the top of my head either.<br></div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>ie It's unlikely that homeowners (SB or toherwise) would be doing IAQ tests on houses that are not experiencing issues.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div id="M2Signature"><div>-- </div><div>=== * ===<br>Rob Tom<br>Kanata, Ontario, Canada<br><br>A r c h i L o g i c at Y a h o o dot C A<br>(manually winnow the chaff from my edress if you hit "reply")</div></div></body></html>