Indoor humidity of dwellings and association with building characteristics, behaviors and health in a northern climate

• DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107885
• Publication Date: 2021-04-17T08:56:51Z
• Authors: Theofanis Psomas; Despoina Teli; Sarka Langer; Paula Wahlgren; Pawel Wargocki
• Keywords: Occupancy

Data from a nationwide survey on the status of Swedish residential building stock and indoor air quality was placed in public domain by National Board Housing, Building Planning Sweden. The current research investigates humidity conditions buildings, single-family houses apartments, assessing measurements extensive BETSI-survey against adjusted relative levels based existing norms Standards. aim this study is to investigate associations correlations between multiple system characteristics, occupancy patterns behaviors health symptoms-complaints. analysis uses 13 categorical 9 continuous variables-parameters examined dwellings. Analysis shows that low realistic issue dwellings during heating season. more prevalent apartments than houses. In addition, seems be with higher temperature, smaller volume, ventilation rate frequent airing practices, lower number occupants, constructed mainly after 1985, city suburbs northern parts country. developed multinomial logistic regression model may predict very accurately level dwellings, This offers additional evidence scientific literature for possible correlation specific symptoms, complaints disturbances.