Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3/27/2010 4:39:10 AM
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Pure Air Control Services Provides International IAQ Assistance for KAUST, in Saudi Arabia

Pure Air Control Services’ team of environmental scientists with backgrounds in microbiology, industrial hygiene, construction and mechanical engineering convened on the Riyadh campus and performed a series of forensic environmental assessments of over 20 campus facilities.

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia -- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia a new international, graduate-level research university dedicated to inspiring a new age of scientific achievement in the Kingdom that will also benefit the region and the world.  KAUST, located about 60 miles north of Jeddah, has a unique coastal environment covering about 8,895 acres, 3,950 acres of which forms the university campus. Currently undergoing phased development, the campus community is expected to grow to 20,000 residents including students, faculty, staff and their families.

 

When the new KAUST University found itself with indoor air quality and mold concerns they searched the globe to find the most reliable, professional, skilled indoor environmental consulting firm identifying Florida-based Pure Air Control Services to team with.  Pure Air Control Services is a world renowned leading environmental consulting firm with over 600 million square feet of building experience over the past 25 years.

 

Pure Air Control Services’ team of environmental scientists with backgrounds in microbiology, industrial hygiene, construction and mechanical engineering convened on the Riyadh campus and performed a series of forensic environmental assessments of over 20 campus facilities.  The environmental assessments included development of baseline conditions and aerobiology, thermography, building pressurization, non invasive interstitial wall inspection, moisture mapping, microbial mapping, ventilation assessment among others to determine the effective cause-effect relationship.  After 2 weeks of extensive studies and analysis, the scientists at Pure Air Control Services were able to pinpoint and determine the environmental imbalances and provide corrective IAQ resolutions to KAUST, helping create a Healthy Learning Environment (HLE) for students, faculty, staff and their families.

 

Over the past 25 years the Building Sciences (BDS) division of Pure Air Control Services has addressed various indoor environmental concerns in thousands of buildings including government, healthcare, schools, commercial facilities, hotel, lodging, etc.  The environmental services include: Building Health Check’s, LEED Air Testing, Air Quality (Phase I and Phase II) Evaluations, IAQ Due Diligence Studies, Infrared Thermography, Building Pressurization Analysis, and Insurance Claims.  The evaluations help identify the baseline pollutants, their levels, sources, and causation.  In addition, the Building Sciences group at Pure Air Control Services performs Legal Expert Witness duties as well as quality assurance/quality control management for remediation projects. 

 

For information on Pure Air Control Services Building Sciences division contact Alan Wozniak or Ed Ziegler at 1-800-422-7873 (1-727-572-4550) ext 802 or 804 respectively or visit their web site at www.pureaircontrols.com

 

About Pure Air Control Services:
 
Alan Wozniak founded Pure Air Control Services, Inc. in 1984 as a small mechanical contracting firm and today sets the industry standard for indoor environmental quality diagnosis and remediation. Pure Air has serviced more than 600 million square feet of indoor environments in over 10,000 facilities.
 
Pure Air Control Services nationally performed environmental services include: Building Sciences Evaluation; Building Health Check; an AIHA accredited Environmental Microbiology Laboratory; Environmental Project Management; and HVAC/Mold Remediation Services, HVAC Restoration Services, among other indoor environmental services.
 
The company’s expanding client roster includes the General Services Administration (GSA); Allstate Insurance; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Carrier Air Conditioning; Naval Air Warfare Center, Orlando; and Naval Air Station - King's Bay, Georgia, US Postal Service (USPS) and many other Fortune 500 companies, school boards, and city, state, and county governments, making Pure Air Control services the reliable leader in IAQ.
 
For more information on Pure Air Service Services, Inc. and/or its IAQ services offering please contact Ed Ziegler, VP, at  (800) 422-7873  (800) 422-7873 x804, or visit www.pureaircontrols.com.