Luton Culture Hat District Cluster Project

http://www.lutonculture.com

Director of Environmental Building Solutions, Dr Jagjit Singh,was invited to give a talk at a Pecha Kucha meeting, (Hat District Funders Update) for Luton Culture Hat District Cluster Project.

The Hat District Cluster Funders will contribute significantly to the growth and development of Luton by promoting several exciting projects. One of these projects is to refurbish three historic hat factories into arts and cultural venues with work, show and share spaces.

 

Hat Works Mould, Damp & Nasties  

(Funded by Historic England, Emergency Repair)

Dr Singh’s talk opened by focusing on the following issues, that he illustrated with a variety of interesting photos.

• Damp & Residual Moisture  
• Building Fabric
• Health & Safety
• Environmental Monitoring On Going 

 

Building Fabric Issues

    Damp & Residual Moisture – chronic damp

 

    Damp, Water Ingress & Residual Moisture in the fabric

 

 

              

   

Damp & Residual Moisture - mortar sampling

 

   

Building Fabric - Structural Timber    Dry rot, wet rots - Infestation & Decay

 

    

Science of building Mycology & timber decay by Dr Singh

 

Remedial Treatments are Damaging to Health & Buildings

Treatment Underway

 A slide depicting how some less scrupulous firms carry out repairs

 

   Dry rot at the Hat Factory, Luton

 

Structural Timber: Infestation & Decay
Dry Rot & Wet Rots

   

  

Structural Timber: Infestation & Decay
Dry Rot & Wet Rots

 

Health & Safety Issues

Anthrax: Lath & Plaster Contamination

 

   Moulds Infestation: Mould & Toxic Mould

 

   Spore Size

 

   Mould Infestation: Testing & Remediation

 

   

Mould monitoring in the indoor environment, cavities and void monitoring

 

 

Environmental Monitoring & Control