Case 7
Building | Office tower |
Location | Ceiling board at lift lobby (41st storey) |
Ventilation Mode | Cooling by air-conditioning |
Sampling Method | Tape sampling, Culturing |
No. of Tape Samples | 1 |
No. of Cultured Samples (from tape) | 4 |
Medium Used | Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) |
Temperature (°C): 25.2
Relative Humidity (RH): 59.8
Wind Speed (m/s): 0.06
Building
The building consists of a podium which houses a cinema and a tower block of offices. Within the tower block, the mould was found at the air-conditioned lift lobby of the 41st storey.
Observation
Numerous water stains can be noticed on the ceiling boards, with mould on wood furnishings of the room as well.The exact location of the mould on the false ceiling board near to an access panel is shown.