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Moistureinbuildingsisverycomplicated.
Microbially-relevantmoistureisevenmorecomplicated.
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Roadmap
• Microbiology
• Moisturemeasurement
• Impactofbuilding(officesurfaces)
• Impactofwetting
When/why/howdoesthebuildingmatter?
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Abriefhistoryofindoormicrobiologyfromabuildingscienceperspective
• >200yearsago-present:culturing– Advantages:longhistory,“easy”todo,quantitative
– Disadvantages:Presentsaskewedpicture
• ~2000-present:DNAsequencing– Advantages:Muchricherandmorecompleteview
– Disadvantages:Generallynon-quantitative,viability,moreofchallengetoidentifyspecies,hugebioinformaticschallenges
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ExampleofChallenge
Hoisingtonetal.(2014)BuildingandEnvironment
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MicroorganismsareEverywhere
• Everysurface,everybreath,etc.
• Ingeneral,thisisneithergoodnorbad,withsomeexceptions
“Increasedmicrobialrichnesswasassociatedwiththepresenceofpets…”Dannemilleretal.(2014,2015)IndoorAir
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Peopleaddmicroorganismstotheirhomes
Benefits:• Maintainsahealthybalanceofmicrobesinyour
home• 1applicationcovers1000squarefeet• Non-toxic,GMO-free,Gluten-free• Pleasantcitrussmellfromorganicbotanicaloils
http://www.bulletproof.com/homebiotic-concentrate-4oz
“Homebioticisasprayandleaveontreatmentthatlasts6months.Bacterialculturestakeupresidenceandpreventmoldgrowth.”
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EvenByScientists
AnInnovativeApproachtoHospitalSanitizationUsingProbiotics:InVitroandFieldTrials LaFaucietal.(2015)JMicrobBiochemTechnol
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Onemorething
• Whydowecareaboutmold?– Itsmells
– Itlooksugly
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ConnectiontoMoistureandHealth
• Moisturedamagehasanegativeimpactonhealth– e.g.,Mendelletal.(2011)Environ.HealthPersp.
– Wedon’tknowifthismicrobiologicalornot….
• Paradox:– “Increasedmicrobialrichnesswasassociatedwiththepresenceofpets,waterleaks,longerACuse,suburban(vs.urban)homes,anddustcompositionmeasures(P<0.05).”
Dannemilleretal.(2015)IndoorAir
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QuestforMicrobialRelevance
• Whatmattersformicroorganisms?• Environmentalconditions
– Smallrangesoftemperature,lightonindoorsurfaces
– Insufficientdata(generally)
• Food– Plentiful(buildingmaterials,soiling,buildingcontents)
• Water
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MoistureMeasurements
• Allcommunicate
• Differentmeasurements– Differentrelevance
– Differentchallenges
– Differenttemperatureinteractions
• Wateractivitycannotbemeasuredin-situ
AirRelativeHumidityHumidityRatio
MaterialMoistureContent
Wateractivity
EquilibriumRelativeHumidityAKASurfaceWaterActivityAKAEquilibriumWaterActivity
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Moisturedamage=healthproblemMendelletal.(2011)EHP
MoisturetransportwithNMRAdanetal.
PracticalityofMoistureMeasurementinBuildings
Presenceofmoisturedamage
Wateractivity,aw
Equilibriumrelative
humidity,ERH
Relativehumidity,RH
Moisturecontent
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PhasesofWaterRelativeHumidity
Ref:http://buildingscience.com/documents/digests/bsd-138-moisture-and-materials
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PracticalMeasurementIssues
• Relativehumidity–notverymeaningful
• Wateractivity–can’tbemeasuredin-situatnon-equilibriumconditions
• Equilibriumrelativehumidity–sensorinterfereswithexchangeofmoisturebetweenmaterialandair
• Moisturecontent–doesn’tcorrelatewithwateravailabletothemicroorganism
DedeskoandSiegel(2015)Microbiome
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TOWaboveaw=0.8TOWaboveaw=0.7
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Ourgoal:Characterizeofficesfrommanyperspectives
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ExperimentalMatrix
• BuildingType:Office• Cities
Flagstaff:SemiaridSanDiego:Mediterranean/AridMediterraneanToronto:HumidContinental
• SurfacesCeilingFloorWall
• MaterialsCarpettileCeilingtilePainteddrywall
• Threeofficesineachcity
MicrobialSamplingFour6-weekseasonalsamplingcampaignsSamplingperiodeveryotherday
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CarpettileCeilingtilePainteddrywall
Samplingsitesforrelativedustiness
Equilibriumrelativehumiditysensorsanddatalogger
Occupancysensor
Temperature,relativehumidity,andillumination
sensor
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Time-ScaleofSampling
• Allparametersmeasuredevery5minutesforayearineachoffice
• Coincidentalmicrobial(swab)sampleseveryotherdayfor4six-weekseasonalsamplingperiods– Sequencedforbacterialandfungalcommunities
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EquilibriumRelativeHumidityRange
Dr=Drywall Ca=Carpet Ce=Ceiling tile
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DifferenceBetweenERHandRH
Dr=Drywall Ca=Carpet Ce=Ceiling tile
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HumidityTimeSeries1. ThereisalagbetweenRHchangeandERHchange2. Differentmaterialshavedifferentamountsof
differencebetweenERHandRH
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VariationAmongSurfaces,Flagstaff
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SeasonalityofERH,Flagstaff
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SeasonalityofERH,Toronto
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Communitycompositionswerenotfoundtobeassociatedwithanyindoorormaterialenvironmentalcovariates.Throughoutthisstudy,indoorenvironmentaswellassurfacemicroenvironment(i.e.,sensorsspecificallycollectingdatafromoursamplingswatches)datawerecollected,includingsurfaceandairtemperatures,equilibriumrelativehumidity,relativehumidity,roomoccupancy,andvisible-lightillumination.Despitetheextentoftheseenvironmentaldataandaconsiderableefforttoidentifyassociationsbetweenmicrobialcompositionandthesedata,wefailedtoidentifysignificantassociationsbetweenbuildingscienceandmicrobiomedata.
Chase et al. mSystems 2016;1:e00022-16
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BuildingsasDeserts
• JamesScott:“…fewplacesonearthgetashotasarooftoporasdryasthecornerofaheatedlivingroom.”Wired2011
• Chaseetal:“BEsurfacemicrobialcommunitiesmaybehavesimilarlytothosefoundinthesoilsoftheAtacamaDesert,waitingforliquidwatertobecomeactive.”
mSystems2016
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OngoingWork
• Non-extremeconditionsmaynotofferalotofdifferentiation
• Microorganismquantitymatterstoo
• Whatmoistureparametersshouldwemeasure?
Whatin-situandpracticalmoisturemeasurementmethodscorrelatewithmicrobialcommunityandmicrobialbiomassondrywallafterwetting?
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DrywallWettingProject
• Threescales(coupons,wallsection,in-situ)
• Detailedmoistureassessments
• Quantitativemicrobiology
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Approach
• UV“sterilize”sample
• Biologicalsample1
• Inoculatesamplenaturallyfor30daysinawell-characterizedoffice
• Biologicalsample2
• Wetsampleinsealedchamber
• Biologicalsamples3-7– After1,4,7,14,28days
Notes:Norepeatsampling,nosharedbiologicalandmoisturemeasurement(singlepurposesamples)
Notes:Biologicalsampling=16S/ITS+totalfungalandbacterialqPCR+speciesspecificqPCRfor~20mostabundantspecies
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ExperimentalMatrix
• Threescales(coupons,wallsection,in-situ)• Inallcases,characterizednaturalinoculation
–Drywall:Unpainted,painted,moistureresistant,lightweight(highporosity)
–Water:DNA-free,tap,rain–Wateramount:Fixed,doubled,episodic–Post-wetting:Torontowinter,Torontosummer
•Assessingvariancewithtargetedrepetitions•Differentkindsofblanksandcontrols•Samplesareusedonlyonce
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Outcomes
• Whatistheimpactofwettingondifferentmeasurementsofmoistureatdifferentconditions?
• Whatistheimpactofwettingonmicrobialcommunityandquantityatdifferentconditions?
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PartingThoughts
• Asbuildingscientists,weneedtodomuchbetteratconductingmicrobially-relevantmeasurements.
• Abigcomponentofthisisassemblingahighly-spatiallyresolvedmeasurementoflong-termadsorbedandliquidwater.
• Peoplewill(are)tryingtoadjusttheindoormicrobiome–thisisgoingtocauseuslotsofheadachesinthefuture.
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Acknowledgements
• UofTGraduatestudents:SandraDedesko,MahnazZare,BabakKhamsehi,PhilFan,AmyLi,MasihAlavy
• Undergraduatestudents:RyanWilliams• FacultyCollaborators:GregCaporaso,ScottKelly,RobKnight,JamesScott,BrentStephens,JackGilbert,DerekSonderegger
• StudentCollaborators:JohnChase,JenniferFouquier
• Funding:AlfredP.SloanFoundation
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Otherthingswelearned
• “Thesequencingruncanbeanimportantconfoundingfactorinlong-termtemporalstudiesofbacterialcommunities.”
• “Acrossallnineoffices,humanskinbacterialcommunitieswerethelargestidentifiablesourceoftheofficebacterialcommunitysamples,withatleast25to30%oftheofficesurfacemicrobiomebeingderivedfromhumanskin.”
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Challenges
• Unintendedconsequences
• Buildingcomplexity
• Continuousmonitoringandmaintenance
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UnintendedConsequences-1
“Increasedmicrobialrichnesswasassociatedwiththepresenceofpets…”Dannemilleretal.(2014,2015)IndoorAir
“…petallergenlevelswere13timeshigherinschoolscomparedtohomeswithoutpets.” Kropetal.(2014)PLoSOne
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UnintendedConsequences-2
Kembeletal.(2012)ISMEJournal
Thephylogeneticdiversityofairbornebacterialcommunitieswaslowerindoorsthanoutdoors,andmechanicallyventilatedroomscontainedlessdiversemicrobialcommunitiesthandidwindow-ventilatedrooms.
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BuildingComplexity-Failures
“In80%ofthehouses,signsofcurrentorpreviousmoisturefaultwereobserved.”Nevalainenetal.(1988)IndoorAir
LemieuxandTotten(2004)ASHRAEBldg.IXConf.Proc.
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Whyisthisanissueforbioinformeddesign?
• Moisturedamageinfluencesindoormicrobialcommunitiesandquantities
• Negativeimpactonhealth– e.g.,Mendelletal.(2011)Environ.HealthPersp.
• Paradox:– “Increasedmicrobialrichnesswasassociatedwiththepresenceofpets,waterleaks,longerACuse,suburban(vs.urban)homes,anddustcompositionmeasures(P<0.05).”
Dannemilleretal.(2015)IndoorAir
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BuildingComplexity-Maintenance
• Weoftenmakeadecisiontonotmaintainorcontrolourbuildingsappropriately
• Addingmicroorganismsincreasescomplexityconsiderably
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MaintenanceRequiresSampling
• …..quantitativesampling
Hoisingtonetal.(2014)BuildingandEnvironment
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DermentshtrakhtunGotlakht
Manplansandgodlaughs
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Doesthismeanweshouldn’tdoanything?
1. Hypothesisdrivenresearchwithappropriatecontrols
2. Specificandtargeted
3. Planforfailure
4. Balancewithothergoals
5. Commissionandmaintain
6. Planformonitoring
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LemieuxandTotten.(2004).Theimportanceofbuildingenvelopecommissioningforsustainablestructures.ASHRAEBuildingsIXConferenceProceedings1-12.
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Whatis(potentially)importanttothemicroorganisms?
• Energyflows Whatisthewallstructure?Globallyandlocally?Howmuchinsulation?Whatisthetemperatureontheotherside?Isitconnectedtootherpartsofthebuilding?Whatisthesurfacetemperature?
Source:http://buildingscience.com,http://quiktherm.com/insulatesmart/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Thermal-Bridging.jpg
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Whatis(potentially)importanttothemicroorganisms?
• Energyflows(temperaturedoesn’ttellusthat)
• Availablemoisture
Whatisthesurfacetemperature?Whatisthewallstructure?Globallyandlocally?Howmuchvapourdiffusion?Whatisthevapourpressureontheotherside?Isitconnectedtootherpartsofthebuilding?Istherecondensation?Howmuchmoistureisatthesurface/inthematerial?
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Whatis(potentially)importanttothemicroorganisms?
• Energyflows(temperaturedoesn’ttellusthat)
• Availablemoisture(RHdoesn’ttellusthat)
• Materialpropertiesofdrywall(alldrywallisdifferent)
Howmanylayersofpaint?
Whatkindofpaint?
Isthereapaperlayer?
Whatkindofadhesive?
Whatkindofgypsum?
Whatotheradditives?
Whatarebulkmaterialproperties(porosity,density,etc.)?
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WhatItakefromthis
• Weneedtodoquantitativemicrobiology
• Weneedtounderstandmoistureinbuildingsinamuchmoresophisticatedway
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QuestforFunctionalRelationships
• Weoftendon’thavequantitativedata– Relativeabundance
• Weoftendon’thavespecies-leveldata
• Wealmostneverhavetime-resolveddata
• Weoftendon’thavethebuildingcharacterizationdoneinamicrobial-relevantmanner