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# White paper: The effects of humidity

[Swegon](https://blog.swegon.com/uk/author/swegon)

 Jan 29, 2021

**Humidity affects properties, materials and our well-being. However, requirements regarding relative humidity in current building standards varies significantly from country to country, and are many times very limited. More focus needs to be put on controlling humidity in buildings and naming relative humidity as one of the main signals to ensure comfortable indoor conditions in buildings.**

<https://swegonair.net/downloads/Swegon.white.paper.humidity.pdf>

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