Dear Sir,

What is going on with our schools and other government buildings? Have any of the people working in these buildings heard of fresh air?

We have had reports of mould at CedarBridge, T.N. Tatem, the old Hamilton Police Station, the Cabinet building and now the Supreme Court Registry building. Back in the Sixties, very little was heard of toxic mould, but there again a lot of buildings and certainly the schools did not have air conditioning, and relied on fans and open windows.

From personal experience, I have a bedroom, which if the windows are closed and the fan turned off, I can guarantee one can smell the mould forming within 24 to 36 hours.

Most of these buildings are being used not more than eight hours in a day, so in effect, they are closed 16 hours a day. Get some good, old-fashioned fresh Bermuda air into these buildings and the problem will be solved. If there are documents that need to be kept in pristine condition, the air conditioning should be kept in operation 24/7. Surely, this is not rocket science.

ANTONY SIESE