Tag Archive: environmental assessment

Indoor air quality testing is the process of measuring and analyzing air pollutants in homes, offices, and other indoor environments to identify potential health hazards. Since we spend approximately 90% of our time indoors, the quality of the air we breathe significantly impacts our health and wellbeing. Quick Guide to…

Facilitating Building Safety with a Hazardous Materials Assessment A hazardous building materials assessment is critical for identifying unsafe materials like asbestos, lead, mercury, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) before starting any renovation or demolition project. By conducting this assessment, you address key concerns for regulatory compliance, safety, and environmental protection. Quick…

Worsening California Wildfire Damage Is Costing Everyone California wildfire damage has become a major concern for residents, property owners, businesses, and public agencies, causing enormous destruction and financial loss. Here's a quick snapshot of the damage:  Acres Burned: Increased from an annual average of 337,000 acres (1979-1988) to 708,000 acres…

Managing the environmental safety and compliance of government buildings and property is a complex job. The Department of Defense, for example, has hundreds of thousands of buildings and other structures in its portfolio, many of them decades old. The ongoing work of remediation and repair requires diligent assessment and mitigation…

When construction workers expanding the U.S. Embassy’s Port Moresby campus in Papua New Guinea discovered that a newly installed HVAC handler was rusting in the humid and saline ambient conditions, a closer look revealed signs of rust buildup and the threat of mold was present. The New York-based construction company…