Raising damp up the agenda
New UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings contributes to substantial improvement in the understanding of moisture in buildings.
Spring 2016 saw the launch of the UK Centre for Moisture in Buildings (UKCMB), the country’s first knowledge centre focused on the development of a moisture-safe built environment.
Many substantial building and health problems are caused by excessive or insufficient moisture. Evidence indicates that such problems may be on the increase, with factors such as increased airtightness, fuel poverty, overcrowding and changing use of buildings exacerbating the problem. And yet there is currently very little research or guidance in the UK on moisture in buildings, and public and industry understanding is minimal.
Run by UCL, the Building Research Establishment, Heriot Watt University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, the UKCMB is an independent, not-for-profit, public-good organisation with a primary aim to develop a moisture-safe built environment in the UK. The UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering and UCL Civil, Environmental and Geometric Engineering are both core knowledge partners.
The UKCMB advances activities by working collaboratively with all stakeholders, including research bodies, industry, standards and certification organisations, building owners and occupants, and government.
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