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What the studies found

This library reports what studies found. An entry describes a study's design, its findings in its own terms, and its limits. Nothing here is a claim about what a Sage Co. home does, delivers, or prevents.

Entries are permanent and maintained. Each carries an evidence grade, the study's own limits, and a link to the source by DOI or PMID where one exists.

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Study entries

One study per entry — its design, what it reported, and what it does not establish.

References

The building-science articles, agency guidance, standards, and practitioner sources we read and work from. A reference is a pointer to the document, not a report of a finding. Most are link-only or paywalled, so their text is not reproduced here.

Building science · 20

Guidance · 25

Standard · 7

Practitioner · 4

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What the studies found

Study entries

Cognitive test scores measured against CO2, ventilation, and VOC levels in an office setting

Meta-analyses of respiratory health outcomes reported in damp or moldy homes

Evening light exposure from light-emitting screens measured against melatonin timing and sleep onset

Review of auditory and non-auditory outcomes reported in environmental noise research

Mortality reported against high and low ambient temperature across multiple countries

Lead concentrations measured in tap water after a change in corrosion control

Primary and secondary air pollutants reported from cleaning products and air fresheners

Criteria published for moisture-design analysis of building envelopes

Classification published for radiofrequency electromagnetic fields

Review of epidemiologic evidence on dampness, mold, and dampness-related agents

Bacteria, molds, and toxins measured in water-damaged building materials

Actinomycetes and non-tuberculous mycobacteria measured against respiratory findings in a water-damaged office building

Review of actinobacteria in indoor environments and reported respiratory effects

Culture and molecular methods compared for actinobacteria on water-damaged building material

Inflammatory response in mice after instillation of Streptomyces spores from a moldy building

Co-occurrence of bacterial and fungal secondary metabolites measured in moisture-damaged homes

Chaetomium globosum prevalence in surveyed water-damaged buildings and metabolite production on building materials

Metabolites of Wallemia sebi measured at water activity below common mold-growth thresholds

Associations between fungal species and specific water-damaged building materials

Systematic review of fungal exposure and hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Review of Stachybotrys chartarum, trichothecene mycotoxins, and damp building–related illness

Immune response measured after single versus repeated Stachybotrys lung exposures in mice

Nasal and olfactory effects of satratoxin G measured in rhesus monkeys

Olfactory neuron loss and inflammation measured in mice after intranasal satratoxin G

Lung inflammation measured in mice exposed to Aspergillus versicolor spores from a moisture-damaged building

Inflammatory gene expression measured in macrophages exposed to toxins from damp-building fungi

Lung responses measured in mice exposed to purified toxins from building-isolated Penicillium species

Human brain cell responses measured at satratoxin concentrations reported from water-damaged buildings

Time-series and clinical-trial data reported on illness in water-damaged building occupants

Review of proposed injury mechanisms from exposure to water-damaged buildings

Neuropsychological and electrocortical measures compared between mold-exposed subjects and controls

Toxicological review of microbial volatile organic compounds in moisture-damaged buildings

Acute responses measured in a controlled human exposure to 1-octen-3-ol

Dopamine handling and neurodegeneration measured in model systems exposed to 1-octen-3-ol

Classroom microbial VOC measurements compared against reported respiratory symptoms in pupils

Measured dwelling microbial VOCs compared against sick building syndrome reports in three cities

Review asking whether some fungal volatile compounds meet the definition of mycotoxins

Airborne gram-negative bacteria and endotoxin measured across office buildings with differing symptom rates

Proinflammatory mediators measured in cell lines exposed to indoor bacteria and fungal spores

Dust fungi and endotoxin measured against respiratory symptoms in a water-damaged office building

Chemical marker analysis used to detect microbial colonization in water-damaged building materials

Endotoxin, ergosterol, muramic acid, and fungal DNA measured in school dust against rhinitis reports

Airborne macrocyclic trichothecene mycotoxins measured in water-damaged indoor environments

Satratoxin G and H measured in indoor air of a water-damaged dwelling

Mycotoxin survey of building material samples from water-damaged buildings

Systematic review of airborne mycotoxin exposure across environments and tasks

Early clinical toxicology review of Stachybotrys as a mycotoxin-producing fungus

Review of Aspergillus mycotoxins found in moisture-damaged buildings

Review of ochratoxin A toxicity and of prevention, removal, and detoxification methods

Overview of mycotoxin classes, fungal sources, and reported mycotoxicoses

Review of reported mycotoxin exposure effects across stages of child development

References

Building science · 20

The Perfect Wall

The Hollow Building

A Bridge Too Far

Top Ten Dumb Things To Do In the South

The Perfect HVAC

Duct Dynasty

Cool Hand Luke Meets Attics

Joseph Haydn Does The Perfect Wall

Flow-Through Assemblies

Moisture Control for New Residential Buildings

Rain Control in Buildings

Understanding Vapor Barriers

Understanding Ventilation in Hot-Humid Climates

Investigating and Diagnosing Moisture Problems

Moisture and Materials

Building Science for Strawbale Buildings

Building Science: Air-Vapor-Moisture Physics

Guide for Building Conditioned and Unconditioned Unvented Attics (Fiberglass and Mineral Wool)

Residential Dehumidification Systems Research for Hot-Humid Climates

Builder's Guide to Hot-Humid Climates

Guidance · 25

Building America Solution Center

Building America Solution Center — Hot-Humid Climate Solutions

Guides and Case Studies for Hot-Humid Climates

ORNL Building Envelope Research