Study on the Risk of Mold Growth in Building Walls in Hot-summer and Cold-winter Zone
The growth of mold in building walls not only affects the overall aesthetics of the building,but also causes respiratory diseases and allergic symptoms for indoor personnel.There are significant differences in the factors that affect the growth of fungi in different climatic regions.This study aims to monitor the temperature and relative humidity of the inner surface of the wall in a new-built laboratory in Xiangtan,China.The data analysis was carried out by WUFI-Bio software to evaluate the risk of mold growth.The results showed that when the relative humidity of the inner surface of the wall was higher than 70%,the risk of mold growth was greater.When the relative humidity of the inner surface of the wall was lower than 70%,the mold growth was affected greatly by temperature.When the relative humidity of the inner surface of the wall was less than 60%,the growth of mold stops and the risk of mold growth was low.In other word there was a higher risk of mold growth on the investigated building walls from June to mid-August..The results of this study can provide a reference for reducing the damage of mold in building walls and improving the indoor thermal and humid environment.
Hot-summer and Cold-winter ZoneBuilding WallsMoldHot And Humid EnvironmentRisk Assessment