Contamination of Residential Buildings by Wood-Decay Fungi - Assessment of the Contamination and Rehabilitation of the Building

Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ)
Standards Development Organisation:
Bureau de normalisation du Québec
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Bureau de normalisation du Québec
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Designation Number:
3009-610
Standard Type:
Consensus SDO Standard
Standard Development Activity:
New Standard
Status:
Proceeding to development
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Scope:

1 Objet

This document covers the contamination of residential buildings by wood-decay fungi.

It covers the aspects to take into consideration during the inspection of a building so as to assess the causes and the extent of the contamination of a building by wood-decay fungi.

This document also covers the rehabilitation of a contimined building by establishing rules for decontamination and remediation work on the building.

2 Domaine d’application

This document is intended to building owners and managers, professionals in the building sector and contractors.

Project need:

The standard aims at structuring expertise in this domain and supporting provincial laws and regulations.

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