by Chris White | Jun 1, 2016 | Asbestos, Environment, Schools
Can Asbestos Abatement Contractors Hire the Air Monitoring Firm? Traditionally, school systems have hired independent firms to perform asbestos air monitoring and abatement contractor observation. Some school systems are now requiring asbestos abatement contractors to...
by Chris White | May 1, 2016 | Asbestos, Environment, Schools
Do You Have Time to Convert Your Asbestos Management Plans to the AAC-8 Format? The AAC-8 (Required Elements for Asbestos Management Plans for School and State Buildings) takes some getting used to. Last week, we visited the Louisiana School Facility Managers...
by Chris White | Nov 19, 2015 | Asbestos, Environment, Lead Paint, Mold
Flip, Flop, Or Farce? Flip, Flop, or Farce? Unknown Environmental Problems Affect Everyone – Even Architects, Engineers, and Contractors My television viewing ranges from a lot of Disney Jr. (thanks to the 3 year old), baseball, more kids shows, more baseball,...
by Chris White | Jul 25, 2015 | Asbestos, Environment, Hospitals, Hotels, Indoor Air Quality, Lead Paint, Mold, Schools
Hurricane Katrina Asbestos Damage – Katrina Hits the Casinos If you ever had any doubt about the intensity of Hurricane Katrina, all you had to do was travel along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Hurricane Katrina blasted that region, and upon seeing the...
by Chris White | May 20, 2015 | Asbestos, Environment, Hospitals, Hotels, Indoor Air Quality, Lead Paint, Mold, Schools
Hurricane Rita – 10 Years Later Like many of you, we lived through Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita, but we also worked to help Building Owners and Contractors in the aftermath of both storms. Most of our work was mold related, but we did a fair amount of...
by Chris White | May 12, 2015 | Asbestos, Environment, Hospitals, Hotels, Indoor Air Quality, Lead Paint, Mold, Schools
Hurricane Katrina – 10 Years Later, Part 1 We’ll soon observe 10 years since Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita affected the region. I’ve thought of the storms every once in a while, but a little less as time passes. Soon we’ll be inundated...