The School District of Palm Beach County in Florida planned to demolish a three-building school campus. Prior to demolition, all friable asbestos-containing materials had to be removed to comply with the USEPA asbestos NESHAP regulation. In this instance, this included wall plaster in all … Read More
Hurricane Katrina ripped the parapet cap off of one side of an 18-story high-rise Class A office building in Metairie, Louisiana, allowing heavy water intrusion down two faces of the building. Power and mechanical failures resulted in the loss of … Read More
Two multi-story oceanfront condominium buildings that were under construction in southeast Florida were damaged by winds and heavy rains during a tropical storm. At the time of the storm lower floors of the building had been enclosed, and drywall installation … Read More
A flooring manufacturer was faced with a number of property damage claims which were based on analysis of dust by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). This analytical method showed the presence of asbestos in the dust, but was unable to predict airborne … Read More
An old and prestigious university had plaster in many buildings that contained asbestos at concentrations below regulatory limits, but which represented an exposure hazard to workers. The university had over 200 academic buildings, some of which were more than 100 … Read More
A 40-story commercial high-rise office building across the street from the World Trade Center in New York City was extensively damaged when it was hit by WTC Tower 2 as it collapsed on 9/11. The building was gashed open, the low … Read More
Company principal, Roger Morse, inspected and evaluated the fireproofing in the World Trade Towers over about a ten-year period. During that time, he documented the condition of the asbestos-containing fireproofing sprayed on floor trusses up to about the 35th floor of Tower … Read More
The Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida received a donation that included three historic buildings adjacent to the museum. These buildings had suffered structural damage from recent hurricanes and were in generally poor repair. Due to the … Read More