A large school district in the humid southeast U.S., with over 45 million square feet of conditioned floor space, needed to replace old air-conditioning systems that were unable to maintain comfort conditions and control humidity. Installation of new systems meant that the … Read More
Occupants in a commercial high-rise building in a major New England city complained about minor eye irritation and hay fever like symptoms. Soon after initial complaints were voiced, we were asked to find the cause, and recommend corrective action. Air … 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
Offices in a high-rise office building in Pittsburgh, PA were experiencing indoor air quality issues following restoration work to repair flood damage caused by a cooling tower malfunction. Occupants continued to complain of eye and skin irritation, and hay fever-like symptoms. … Read More
A large school district in a hot humid part of the country had a number of school buildings where high humidity had been caused by improper operation of aging air conditioning equipment. This resulted in mold growth and other indoor air … Read More
A building material manufacturer, who in the past had manufactured an asbestos-containing product, asked us to investigate the history of construction and renovation activities at several colleges at which a former employee of the colleges claimed exposure to asbestos during the … 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
A person suffering an asbestos related disease sought compensation from the manufacturer of products to which he was exposed. We were asked by a boiler manufacturer to determine if there was a potential that this person had been exposed to … Read More
A high-rise office building/hotel complex in the New Orleans area was severely damaged by Hurricane Katrina’s wind-driven rains which penetrated through the building’s curtain wall, as well as by hurricane-related flooding, which resulted in damage throughout the lower floor of … 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