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Holly Samuelson, Pamela Cabrera, Sara Tepfer 1
Dr. Holly Samuelson Associate Professor | Registered ArchitectHarvard Graduate School of Design
Pamela Cabrera PardoAssociateTranssolar KlimaEngineering
Sara TepferDoctoral StudentHarvard Graduate School of Design
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard UniversitySeptember 15, 2020
COULD CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASE THE RISK OF MOLD IN HOUSING?
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Dr. Holly Samuelson Associate Professor | Registered ArchitectHarvard Graduate School of Design
Pamela Cabrera PardoAssociateTranssolar KlimaEngineering
Sara TepferDoctoral StudentHarvard Graduate School of Design
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard UniversitySeptember 15, 2020
COULD CLIMATE CHANGE INCREASE THE RISK OF MOLD IN HOUSING?
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OUTLINE
Background
Proof of concept
Expanding the Scope
Next Steps
BACKGROUND
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Damp homes adverse respiratory effects [1-3]
World Health Organization: mold in homes correlated to increased risk of allergies, asthma, respiratory problems, and immunological reactions [4]
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: building dampness increases health risk effects by 50% [5]
HEALTH IMPACTS OF DAMPNESS AND MOLD IN BUILDINGS
[1] Microorganisms in the Built Environment. Microbiome 3(1): 78.[2] Heseltine, E., Rosen, J., (2009). WHO Guidelines for Indoor Air Quality: Dampness and Mould. Copenhagen: World Health Organization.[3] Dales, R., Zwanenburg, H., Burnett, R., Franklin, C., (1991). Respiratory Health Effects of Home Dampness and Molds Among Canadian Children. AmericanJournal of Epidemiology, 134: p. 196-203.[4] E. Heseltine, J. Rosen, J. (Eds.), WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: dampness and mould. WHO Regional Office Europe(2009).[5] D. Mudarri, W. J. Fisk, Public health and economic impact of dampness and mold. Indoor Air 17 (3), 226–235 (2007).doi:10.1111 /j.1600-0668.2007.00474.x
HEALTH IMPACTS OF DAMPNESS AND MOLD IN BUILDINGS
World Health Organization, Braubach, M., Jacobs, D., & Ormandy, D. “Environmental burden of disease associated with inadequate housing”,2011
EBD = Environmental Burden of DiseaseDALYs = Disability Adjusted Life Years
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HEALTH IMPACTS OF DAMPNESS AND MOLD IN BUILDINGS
Annual health costs of asthma attributable to dampness and mold in buildings in U.S. = $3.5 billion (in 2007 dollars)
High-profile closings of courts, schools and other public facilities in recent years due to mold
D. Mudarri, W. J. Fisk, Public health and economic impact of dampness and mold. Indoor Air 17 (3), 226–235 (2007).doi:10.1111 /j.1600-0668.2007.00474.x
Typical mold fungi found in moisture damaged wood are (described by VTT research):
Alternaria alternate
Aspergillus species
Aureobasidium pullullans
Cladosporium cladosporioides
Chaetomium globosum
Paecilomyces variotii
Penicillium speciesTrichoderma viride
Common allergens in humans, causing hay fever or hypersensitivity reactions that sometimes lead to asthma
Only harmful for people with weakened immune systems
Chronic human exposure to A. pullulans via humidifiers or air conditioners can lead to hypersensitivity pneumonitis (extrinsic allergic alveolitis) or "humidifier lung". This condition is characterized acutely by dyspnea, cough, fever, chest infiltrates, and acute inflammatory reaction
important in seasonal allergic disease
causes health effects such as skin and nail infections.
associated with a number of infective diseases of humans and animals. It is also an important indoor environmental contaminant. It is also known from decaying wood and creosote-treated wood utility poles.
Only a health hazard when consumed
Spores are extremely toxic. release spores that include dangerous substances called mycotoxins. When they become airborne, you can inhale them.
Source: Hannu Viitanen. Mold and bluestain on wooden surface
MOLD FOUND ON BUILDING MATERIALS
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EXTERIOR WALL SECTIONS: BASED ON CLIMATE ZONE
Cabrera, P. Samuelson, H. Kurth, M. “Simulating Mold Risks under Future Climate Conditions.” Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019, Rome.
“Uncovering Mold Risks in Existing Residential Walls in a Changing Climate,” Cabrera, P., Samuelson, H., Building and Environment, under review
WHAT HAPPENS TO EXISTING WALLS WHEN CLIMATES CHANGE?
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EXTERIOR WALL SECTIONS
Cabrera, P. Samuelson, H. Kurth, M. “Simulating Mold Risks under Future Climate Conditions.” Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019, Rome.
“Uncovering Mold Risks in Existing Residential Walls in a Changing Climate,” Cabrera, P., Samuelson, H., Building and Environment, under review
EXTERIOR WALL SECTION: SEASONAL PERFORMANCE
Cabrera, P. Samuelson, H. Kurth, M. “Simulating Mold Risks under Future Climate Conditions.” Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019, Rome.
“Uncovering Mold Risks in Existing Residential Walls in a Changing Climate,” Cabrera, P., Samuelson, H., Building and Environment, under review
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EXTERIOR WALL SECTION: SEASONAL PERFORMANCE
Cabrera, P. Samuelson, H. Kurth, M. “Simulating Mold Risks under Future Climate Conditions.” Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019, Rome.
“Uncovering Mold Risks in Existing Residential Walls in a Changing Climate,” Cabrera, P., Samuelson, H., Building and Environment, under review
EXTERIOR WALL SECTION: SEASONAL PERFORMANCE
Cabrera, P. Samuelson, H. Kurth, M. “Simulating Mold Risks under Future Climate Conditions.” Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019, Rome.
“Uncovering Mold Risks in Existing Residential Walls in a Changing Climate,” Cabrera, P., Samuelson, H., Building and Environment, under review
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BACKGROUND: ASHRAE CLIMATE ZONE MAP FOR U.S.
ASHRAE 2010
BACKGROUND: ASHRAE CLIMATE ZONE MAP FOR U.S. & FUTURE PREDICTIONS
Stackhouse Jr, P.W., Chandler, W.S., Hoell, J.M., Westberg, D. and Zhang, T., 2015. An Assessment of Actual and Potential Building Climate Zone Change and Variability From the Last 30 Years Through 2100 Using NASA's MERRA and CMIP5 Simulations.
TODAY YEARS: 2071-2100
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Stackhouse Jr, P.W., Chandler, W.S., Hoell, J.M., Westberg, D. and Zhang, T., 2015. An Assessment of Actual and Potential Building Climate Zone Change and Variability From the Last 30 Years Through 2100 Using NASA's MERRA and CMIP5 Simulations.
OUR RESEARCH: UNCOVERING MOLD RISK IN FUTURE CLIMATES
Cabrera, P. Samuelson, H. Kurth, M. “Simulating Mold Risks under Future Climate Conditions.” Proceedings of Building Simulation 2019, Rome.
“Uncovering Mold Risks in Existing Residential Walls in a Changing Climate,” Cabrera, P., Samuelson, H., Building and Environment, under review
Tepfer, S. and Samuelson, H. Hygrothermal and mold modeling of building envelopes under future climate conditions. Proceedings of the Passive Low-Energy
Architecture Conference. September 1-3, 2020. A Coruna, Spain.
Samuelson, H. Keenan, J., Cabrera, S., Carmody, K., Estreall Guillen, E. Kurth, M. and Linkov, I. “Investing in Resilience Retrofits of Buildings to Address Moisture Challenges in a Changing Climate”, work in progress
Simulating mold growth within wall cavities incurrent and future climates
Considering climate stress (temperature andhumidity) only, not shocks (floods, leaks, etc.)
Conservative assumptions about rain
Not currently part of climate resilienceconsiderations
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PROOF OF CONCEPT
2. Future Weather Data –
Typical Weather• We use EnergyPlus (.epw) files of Typical Meteorological Year data (TMY3) from the U.S. Department of Energy
Future WeatherWe ‘morph’ hourly future data for the year 2080 using:• CCWorldWeatherGen V1.9 tool• The IPCC Third Assessment Report A2 model, produced by the Hadley Centre Coupled Model GCM, version 3
(HadCM3). (based on the work by Belcher et al.)• Shortcomings: rain data, among others.
CCWorldWeatherGen Version 1.9 Morphing Computation by Sustainable Energy Research Group – University of Southampton
Source: Tim Bralower Source: IPCC TAR
Tem
pera
ture
Cha
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°C
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2080
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2. Future Weather Data – Morphed Future Weather Results
Dry Bulb Temperature
Change in Dry Bulb Temperature Change in Dew Point Temp.
Future
Typical Present
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17 · exp 0.68ln 13.9ln 0.14 0.33 66.2
Index Growth Rate
0 No growth
1Small amounts of mold detected only with a
microscope, initial stages of local growth
2Several local mold-growth colonies on the surface
detected with microscopy
3Visual findings of mold on surface <10% coverage,
or <50% coverage of mold (microscope)
4Visual findings of mold on surface, 10%–50%
coverage, or >50% coverage of mold (microscope)
5Plenty of growth detected visually, >50% visual
coverage
6Very heavy and tight growth detected visually
(coverage 100%)
4. Mold Growth Model - VTT Mold-Growth Model (Valtion Teknillinen Tutkimuskeskus) by the Technical Research Centre of Finland
The calculation is computed hourly, and it simulates both mold growth and decay.
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4. Results
EXPANDING THE SCOPE
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KEY QUESTIONS
Which exterior façade constructions are most vulnerable to mold issues in future climate conditions?
At what point in the 21st century will this become an issue?
Can we begin to quantify the magnitude of this issue?
MOST POPULOUS CITIES IN CLIMATE ZONES 4A AND 5A
Philadelphia (4A)
New York (4A)
Chicago (5A)
Columbus (5A)
Boston (5A)
Indianapolis (5A)Washington DC (4A)
Detroit (5A)
Nashville (4A)Louisville (4A)
Omaha (5A)
Kansas City (4A)
Raleigh (4A)
Baltimore (4A)
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NEXT STEPS
Develop a better understanding of the human health impacts of mold in wall assemblies.
Refine typical air exchange rates within the wall cavity that are used for hygrothermal modeling.
Develop method for morphing rain data to future climate conditions.
Develop “typical moisture year” weather file for hygrothermal modeling.
NEXT STEPS: WHAT DO WE DO ABOUT THIS?
Update building codes to avoid new construction that it’s maladaptive to future climate.
Fund more research to continue this work and provide clear roadmaps for retrofit.
Our upcoming paper reveals possible retrofit measures.
Samuelson, H. Keenan, J., Cabrera, S., Carmody, K., Estreall Guillen, E. Kurth, M. and Linkov, I. “Investing in Resilience Retrofits of Buildings to Address Moisture Challenges in a Changing Climate”, work in progress
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Dr. Holly Samuelson Associate Professor | Registered ArchitectHarvard Graduate School of Design
Pamela Cabrera PardoAssociateTranssolar KlimaEngineering
Sara TepferDoctoral CandidateHarvard Graduate School of Design
Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard UniversitySeptember 15, 2020
THANK YOU
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