This guide explains and illustrates what can be implemented as corrective actions for existing buildings or preventive actions for new constructions with respect to radon and polluted soils: explanation of the phenomenon, approach to new and existing buildings , examples for housing but also public buildings.
The professionals concerned, but also interested individuals, will find here a complete overview on the protection of buildings vis-à-vis gaseous soil pollutants, including radon.
- What solutions exist and how to choose them?
- How to treat crawl spaces and cellars? Should we ventilate? Should we drain?
- What is an SDS (soil depressurization system)?
- How to establish a technical diagnosis in the building?
- What products and systems to use?
Richly illustrated appendices complete the guide and present many concrete examples of the implementation of solutions in existing and new buildings. It details the principle of SDS, the feasibility and sizing of these systems in existing buildings, the types of base (foundations, slabs and slabs, rafts, basements) and building ventilation.
Author (s)
The author, Bernard COLLIGNAN, is a research engineer at CSTB and specialist in indoor air quality for more than 20 years. This guide is the result of numerous studies carried out by CSTB and feedback from the field. It has been validated by a team of specialists
Features:
- Editing: 1re
- ISBN: 978-2-86891-722-5
- Size: 21 x 27 cm
- Number of pages: 180
- Price: €48
- Binding / Color: Softcover, Duotone
- Release: May 2021
- Collection: Technical Guide
- Targeted audience : The professionals concerned (project owners, technical services, architects, design offices and construction companies), but also interested individuals.
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