The Hay Fever Man - Test Results
Okitsu Junior High case study
Matsui has done a number of tests in live locations already, including old folks’ homes and hospitals. However, since sick building syndrome is as much a problem overseas as it is in Japan, and hay fever is more dependent on localized conditions, let’s look at a case of treating sick buildings at the Okitsu Junior High School in Shizuoka Prefecture.
In 2002, the school commissioned the Sugimoto Construction Company to build several new buildings, consisting of a library, conference room, Japanese-style room, public reception area, and a counseling room. Sugimoto used standard techniques and mate-rials, however, the building was failed in an acceptance test by the Shimizu City Board of Education. The Board said that the level of VOCs such as formaldehyde, toluene, and xylene were too high and presented a health hazard.
The school debated whether to rebuild or refit the buildings, when Sugimoto Construction Company, which is in charge of new construction at the school, decided to contact ZEN WORLD. After hearing about his effective remedy, they contracted him to treat the windowpanes of the affected buildings. The treatment was completed in January of 2003, and the Board of Education testing contractors, Tobu Company Limited, came back in early that February. The second inspection passed with flying colors and it was officially recorded that the level of VOCs complied with Board health and hygiene standards. The results of the measurements made by Tobu are given in the charts as shown above.
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