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Cost performance analysis of water damages for sustainable prevention measures

Mattsson, Christian LU orcid ; Nordquist, Birgitta LU ; Johansson, Dennis LU ; Wallentén, Petter LU orcid and Bagge, Hans LU (2022) 17th International Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate 17th.
Abstract
Water damage in homes and buildings can cause moisture problems such as mold growth and negative health effects for residents. The water damage from building services not only affects the indoor environment but leads to costs for society both in Sweden and other countries. This paper aims to make a cost analysis to attain an estimate of the cost of water damages to society. The analysis is based on insurance reimbursements, deductibles, depreciation, and age reduction costs for water damages in both residential and non-residential buildings. The results showed that the estimated cost in Sweden amounts to 955 M€ annually. The economic impact that originates from water damages is shown to be immense meaning, there is economic potential for... (More)
Water damage in homes and buildings can cause moisture problems such as mold growth and negative health effects for residents. The water damage from building services not only affects the indoor environment but leads to costs for society both in Sweden and other countries. This paper aims to make a cost analysis to attain an estimate of the cost of water damages to society. The analysis is based on insurance reimbursements, deductibles, depreciation, and age reduction costs for water damages in both residential and non-residential buildings. The results showed that the estimated cost in Sweden amounts to 955 M€ annually. The economic impact that originates from water damages is shown to be immense meaning, there is economic potential for sustainable prevention measures to reduce the amount and cost of water damages. (Less)
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keywords
Water damage, IEQ, sustainability, cost analysis, healthy buildings
host publication
Indoor Air 2022
volume
17th
pages
8 pages
publisher
International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)
conference name
17th International Conference of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality & Climate
conference location
Kuopio, Finland
conference dates
2022-06-12 - 2022-06-16
external identifiers
  • scopus:85159212568
project
Reducing water damage costs in buildings by an holistic approach to technology, users and risks
language
English
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yes
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f8b9f492-879a-4475-bbf4-989a6c70a3d7
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https://www.isiaq.org/docs/IA22_1824.pdf
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2022-11-03 13:04:40
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2023-08-16 13:36:37
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  abstract     = {{Water damage in homes and buildings can cause moisture problems such as mold growth and negative health effects for residents. The water damage from building services not only affects the indoor environment but leads to costs for society both in Sweden and other countries. This paper aims to make a cost analysis to attain an estimate of the cost of water damages to society. The analysis is based on insurance reimbursements, deductibles, depreciation, and age reduction costs for water damages in both residential and non-residential buildings. The results showed that the estimated cost in Sweden amounts to 955 M€ annually. The economic impact that originates from water damages is shown to be immense meaning, there is economic potential for sustainable prevention measures to reduce the amount and cost of water damages.}},
  author       = {{Mattsson, Christian and Nordquist, Birgitta and Johansson, Dennis and Wallentén, Petter and Bagge, Hans}},
  booktitle    = {{Indoor Air 2022}},
  keywords     = {{Water damage; IEQ; sustainability; cost analysis; healthy buildings}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{06}},
  publisher    = {{International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ)}},
  title        = {{Cost performance analysis of water damages for sustainable prevention measures}},
  url          = {{https://www.isiaq.org/docs/IA22_1824.pdf}},
  volume       = {{17th}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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