Indoor expert: "New buildings are almost always healthy"
Indoor air problems in new buildings are a marginal phenomenon.Indoor air problems in new buildings are reported in the media at regular intervals. They make tough claims, but according to Juhani Pirinen, only a few percent of new buildings have indoor air problems. Pirinen is head of a business unit at FCG and has studied indoor air problems for a long time. "New buildings are usually healthy, but the media are good at picking out the problem buildings. Just one problem building discussed in the media will stir up a big fuss," Pirinen says. There should, however, be zero tolerance