BETSI - Energy, Technical Status and Indoor Environment of Swedish Buildings
Societal targets for moisture, mould and other factors in buildings are important for achieving a healthy indoor environment. Current data information has previously been lacking in order to formulate relevant national targets regarding these issues.
Therefore, the government commissioned Boverket, The swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning, to conduct a survey of the Swedish building stock in order to assess measures and costs for amending damages or deficiencies necessary to reach existing targets and to set new ones regarding the built environment.
The BETSI study
In 2006, Boverket was commissioned by the government to perform a larger study on the building stock. The objective was to describe the technical characteristics of the buildings by inspection, measurements, questionnaires interviews, etc., with regard to energy use, indoor climate and the condition of materials and constructions of the buildings and the building services systems. The study is abbreviated BETSI (the Building’s Energy, Technical Status and Indoor environment).
Approximately 1800 buildings, statistically chosen to represent the entire building stock, were investigated by experts. The first results were presented in 2009, and more extensive results in 2010.
More information about the Betsi study
The BETSI study
Method descriptions
Description of the Swedish building stock
Energy
Chemicals in building and indoor
Moisture and mould
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