Institutional, Commercial, Health Care Investigations
Commercial Properties, Schools, Multi-Family Structures, Hotels, Industrial Facilities please call 770.321.6653 for a specific proposal for your facility.
Investigations are compliant with ASTM E 2418 Standard Guide. All service proposals require extensive site-investigations and analysis for IAQ and environmental conditions.
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INVESTIGATION EXPLAINED
Each of our inspections includes the following services:
1) Occupant surveys - complete survey of facility to specifically include complaint areas;
2) Visual inspection;
3) Moisture survey & documentation;
4) Building defects leading to moisture/water intrusion;
5) Photographic documentation;
6) Invasive inspection of concealed building cavities (as contractually agreed);
7) Microbial sampling & analysis (reference and complaint areas as contractually agreed). Understanding the species of bio-growth contamination assists in determining remediation requirements, potential health risks and degree of moisture intrusion.
8) Particulate matter survey. Bio-growth in the form of mold spores are one form of airborne particulate contamination. Particulate surveys provide later evidence for clearance studies.
9) Environmental monitoring of common indicators of IAQ as required by the complaint (carbon monoxide, temperature, relative humidity, airborne particulate matter).
10) Remediation planning and definition
Atlanta Mold LLC can offers 24-hour turn-around times for mold laboratory sample reporting for an additional fee.
Our investigations are conducted with the utmost attention to detail for issues requiring stringent documentation and objectivity. Our reports include inspection summaries, photographic documentation, moisture survey results & interpretations, microbial sampling results & environmental monitoring results, and remediation guidance.
DETAILS OF INSPECTION
- Purpose
- Establishment and documentation of building defect leading to moisture intrusion
- Determination of the scope of bio-growth or air quality contamination and establishment of Level I, II or III status (NY City DOH Remediation Guidelines)
- Determination of scope of bio-growth condition according to IICRC S520 Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration
- Estimation through visual inspection the cause of moisture intrusion
- Application
- Residences with obvious and/or apparent bio-growth contamination
- Residences wherein health complains arise
- Residences desiring a formal determination and assessment of bio-growth or air quality
- Methodology
- Visual Inspection
- Moisture mapping measurement for determination of site of moisture intrusion
- Moisture measurement for estimation of fungal contamination Level Status
- Microbiology air sampling for determination of physical spore counts (2 are included)
- Air-borne particulate mapping and measurement for establishment of base-line.
- Field Microscopy and surface sampling for office-based photography of contamination
- Remediation Planning
- Condition specific remediation planning and description
- Condition analysis specific to IICRC S520 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Mold Remediation
- Report is sufficient for remediation bid proposals from remediation contractors
- Referrals to remediation contractors
- Time on-site - Minimum of Two (2) to (4) hours
- Report Generation (3-5 hours for single story on-slab) available within 24 hours of receipt of the laboratory report by AtlantaMold
- Initial Remediation Planning Guidelines should bio-growth be detected.