Project: State of Florida 7 Story Office Building
Project Consultant/Contractor: Pure Air Control Services
Project background: When a county office building sprinkler pipe burst over a weekend, cascading thousands of gallons of water into the office building and subsequent floors below, the county immediately called upon the experts at Pure Air Control Services to determine extent of microbial damage within he building.
Books, documents were not damaged because they were on shelves above flood level. However, the county was concerned about the moisture levels, possibility of microbial growth in the interstitial spaces of the drywall, as well as the carpet microbial content, which could cause future building occupant concerns. Pure Air Control Services was retained to investigate whether or not clean-up of the facility would be sufficient to prevent mold growth and the resulting damage to the artifacts.
Pure Air Control Services building sciences divsion performed a comprehensive baseline assessment of the indoor environment and provided a summary report with laboratory analysis (through AIHA accredited laboratory EDLab) identifying present conditions. Pure Air Control Services investigation found moderate levels of microbial propagules were present in the carpeting and affected drywall and provided a detailed remediation specification plan to ensure that the efficacy of the remediation project w ould be maintained and that the health and safety of the building occupants would be procured for the duration of the project while the building remained opened. Project management by Pure Air Control Services and continued environmental surveillance of the work sites and adjoining areas ensured that microbial conditions were maintained and potential cross contaminat ion of other areas did not occur.
About Pure Air Control Services, Inc.
Pure Air Control Services (www.pureaircontrols.com) has an in-house microbiology laboratory, Enviornmental Diagnostics laboratory (EDLab www.EDLab.org) an accredited by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the first in Florida and one of only 42 in the U.S. (bacterology/mycology) . The firm has over 500 million square feet of building/home diagnostics/remediation experience in over 10,000 buildings/homes and has analyzed over 100,000 environmental laboratory samples. In addition, the professional staff has served as expert witnesses in over 100 mold/IAQ-related cases.
Pure Air Control Services is under contract with the General Services Administration (GSA), Contract #GS-10F-0488R, linking them directly to federal government agencies to provide IAQ consulting, laboratory analysis, as well as HVAC system cleaning and mold remediation. The firm has offices in Tampa, FL; Atlanta, GA; Houston, TX and Mobile, AL, while serving the entire U.S.
The firm provides the following indoor environmental services on a national basis:
* Building Sciences Evaluation
* Building Health Check
* Environmental Microbiology Laboratory (AIHA Accredited)
* Environmental Project Management
* Screen Check Test Kits/evalu-aire and evalu-aire Pro
* Mold Remediation
* HVAC System Remediation
Clients of Pure Air Control Services include: Johnson Controls; Allstate Insurance; Carrier Air Conditioning; Siemen's Building Systems; Naval Air Warfare Center, Orlando; Naval Station – Kings Bay, Georgia; The Haskell Company; Leon County Government, Naples, Florida; Bayfront Medical Center, St. Pete, Florida; US Army – Ft.. Bragg, Kentucky; Naval Station – Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; Montgomery County School District, Maryland; Citrus County School District, Florida; and many others.
