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Three Things Property Managers Need to Know about Lead-Based Paint

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
RRP Rule
Lead is a naturally occurring element that can be found in all parts of our environment. However, if ingested or inhaled, it is poisonous to humans and animals, especially children and pregnant women, damaging the nervous system and causing brain disorders. Even low blood levels of lead in children can cause behavior and learning problems,...

Four Capabilities of a Good Indoor Air Quality Solution Provider

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
IAQ
As a property owner, you’re responsible for ensuring the quiet enjoyment of the premises for your tenants. That includes maintaining good indoor air quality (IAQ). When you get tenant complaints, sometimes the best course of action is to work with a professional IAQ team. But not all IAQ providers are created equal. To ensure you...

The Secret (Asbestos) History of Ca’ d’Zan, the Ringling Family Mansion

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Everybody in America knows about the Greatest Show on Earth, the Ringling Brothers Circus (now Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey). Likewise, nearly everyone in Florida knows about Ca’ d’Zan, the home of the original circus king and his wife. Built during the decade of the “Roaring Twenties,” and inspired by the famous palazzos of...

What is The Property Owner’s Liability in the Event of a Legionnaires’ Outbreak?

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
The idea of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease sends property managers and owners everywhere scurrying for cover. A recent set of cases in Atlanta, where there has been 11 confirmed cases of Legionella and 55 more "probable" cases, has led to heightened awareness of this waterborne bacterium, which is spread through aerosolized water particles, usually...

What to Do About Tenant Odor Complaints

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Everyone hates bad odors, especially when they linger at the workplace. Beyond being a superficial annoyance, odor problems can also be telltale signs of more insidious building issues. Whatever the source is, you want to respond to tenant odor complaints as soon as you can, for the sake of the health and well-being of both...

What Does Quiet Enjoyment Mean for Property Managers?

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
What is Quiet Enjoyment? Most building owners and tenants are familiar with the concept of ‘quiet enjoyment,’ but they may not understand what it really means. There is often a ‘quiet enjoyment’ clause included in rental agreements. Even if it is not, it is implied in every lease, verbal or written, regardless of any limitations...

Clearing the Air: GLE Resolves Decade-Long Mold Problem in Federal Courthouse

Edmund Smith
mold remediation
When the federal courthouse in Tampa was built in the 1990s, the city was in the middle of a doomed attempt to transition all government work to the metric system. As part of that move, the courthouse building was planned, designed, and constructed to metric measurements. What this meant, in practical terms, is that every...

Indoor Air Quality: Understanding the HVAC’s Role

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
A building’s HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) system does much more than simply heat and cool. It lies at the heart of the building’s indoor air quality. When you’re having an air quality issue, whether it’s a bad odor, too much humidity, or symptoms of sick building syndrome, the HVAC system is the first...

When Retail Stinks: How Eliminating Unpleasant Odors Put One Store Back in Business

Edmund Smith
Odor problems in a building can be both difficult to track down, and impossible to live with. In office buildings, bad smells create a noxious work environment, and lead to tenant complaints. In a retail establishment, odors can have an even more direct impact on the bottom line, in the form of turning customers away....

Case Study: When Indoor Air Quality Causes a Business Crisis

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
indoor air quality
There are few things as important to our health and safety as the air we breathe. A lot of attention is given to air pollution in the outdoor environment, which is important, but most of us are far more likely to develop a health problem from poor indoor air quality. And when an air quality...

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