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...
by Chris White | May 4, 2015 | Asbestos, Environment, Hospitals, Hotels, Indoor Air Quality, Lead Paint, Mold, Schools
Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita – 10 Years Later To say that 2015 is moving along pretty quickly is an understatement. One thing that may have slipped past many of us, like the rapid passage of time, is the fact that we’ll soon observe 10 years since...
by Chris White | Mar 23, 2015 | Asbestos, Environment, Indoor Air Quality, Lead Paint, Mold, Schools
What Do You Do When Your Environmental Consultant Quits? If you’re like me, you’re not too fond of change. At the very least, not fond of big changes. I like being comfortable – who doesn’t? One area where facility owners, managers, and project...
by Chris White | Dec 4, 2014 | Environment, Indoor Air Quality
What do Les Miles and Indoor Air Quality Have in Common? In today’s Baton Rouge Advocate, Scott Rabalais wrote an article telling Les Miles to take the Michigan head football coaching job (if Michigan makes the offer). I’m not a sports writer or accomplished football...
by Chris White | Sep 17, 2014 | Environment, Indoor Air Quality
Too much or too little workplace lighting can affect worker productivity and the bottom line. And now, the last installment in this mini-series of workplace environmental problems – workplace lighting. As facility owners, managers, designers, and contractors,...
by Chris White | Aug 13, 2014 | Environment, Indoor Air Quality
Sensitivity to workplace smells and fragrances is a growing problem. In my last post, I discussed the possibility that noise problems in the workplace may become the new mold, in the sense that those of us who design, build, manage, and maintain indoor spaces may have...