It's mould awareness week! A week that revolves around mould with the purpose to raise awareness among Kiwis. Mould is a common issue in NZ houses, and we seem to see it as inevitable. It is not! If we design and build to avoid condensation, mould is perfectly preventable. It only becomes a recurring issue (like we see in all of our houses) when our house provides an environment for mould to grow. This week we dig deep – follow us on social media and stay tuned to learn more, participate in a photo challenge with a giveaway and talk mouldy with us!
Relevant Links
BRANZ Research Now: Warmer drier healthier #5 Indoor conditions and mould growth in New Zealand homes
https://d39d3mj7qio96p.cloudfront.net/media/documents/BRANZ_RN_Warmer_Drier_Healthier_5.pdf
BRANZ SR452
https://d39d3mj7qio96p.cloudfront.net/media/documents/SR452_Indoor_climate_and_mould_in_New_Zealand_homes.pdf
BRANZ SR456
https://d39d3mj7qio96p.cloudfront.net/media/documents/SR456_Assessing_the_condition_of_New_Zealand_housing_Survey_methods_and_findings.pdf
Oculus Gab Learns Mould
https://oculusltd.co.nz/blog/gab-learns-mould
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1W8hhMonwqQbYORkPgyHzp?si=7d085f79f6444746
News
https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/home-property/73674088/the-hidden-dangers-of-mould-in-the-home
Asthma NZ
https://www.asthmafoundation.org.nz/research/key-statistics
Fungal Air Testing
Air fungal testing: https://youtu.be/RKRoYYBS1yA
Mould spore level guide: https://baldeagle.biz/beis-blog/2017/11/3/how-to-interpret-your-mold-air-sampling-results/
https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/assets/wf/eph/wf-eh-fungal-air-testing-for-mould-contaminated-buildings.pdf
Others
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/288651#mold-and-health
https://www.weathertight.org.nz/new-buildings/timber-treatment/
Instagram: Mould photo challenge Giveaway details
Let's create mould-awareness together! Share your mould with us or all your followers and be in the draw to win one month worth of your power bill paid by us - TC's apply!
**Giveaway details below**
Take a photo of your mould at home and either
- follow us, share it on your story & tag us OR
- follow us, send it to us directly and we share it for you (anonymously)!
This challenge will be ongoing for the rest of October. We will judge your submissions on the 1st of November and draw a winner based on how gnarly your mould is!
Feel free to share this challenge/giveaway with as many people as possible to create more awareness together and treat someone to their power bill.
Entry requirements:
- Follow us @pink.moose
- take a photo of your mould & post it on your story + tag us OR
- take a photo of your mould & send it to us directly, we will share it for you (anonymously)
Giveaway only within NZ, live until October 31st midnight. Winner will be drawn November 01st and contacted directly. We will share the winning mould photo on our story!
The prize: Oculus will be paying one month worth of your power bill of October. (A maximum of NZ$400.00)
This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Instagram.
Full terms and conditions.
