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How to Ensure Effective Water Loss Remediation

Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSP
water loss remediation

If you’ve been in the insurance or catastrophe response business for long, you understand the importance of addressing water loss remediation quickly and effectively. From the moment of the incident, you have about 72 hours to get a team in to assess, plan remediation, and get those materials dry. If it takes longer than that,…

Five Qualities to Look for When Hiring an Environmental Consultant for a Hospital

Cathy Meilak, CIH

There are not many places where indoor air quality (IAQ) is as important as it is in a hospital setting. Whether you’re undergoing a renovation, building a new wing, or experiencing a potential IAQ problem, you need to know that the air your staff and patients breathe is safe. When hiring an environmental consultant may…

Three Pre-Occupancy Indoor Air Quality Tests to Conduct

Michael Collins, PhD, CIH, CSP
Pre-Occupancy Indoor Air Quality Testing - GLE Associates

There are few things in life quite as satisfying as the moment a new building or renovation opens for business. After all the months and perhaps years of planning, demolishing, constructing, and finishing, it’s finally time. The last thing you want to have to worry about at this moment, is whether the air inside the…

Count-Down: 2016’s Top Ten Most-Read Articles from Our Blog

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
GLE Associates - Best Blog Articles 2016

As we move forward into 2017, we took a little time to look back at the previous twelve months with pride. During that time, we’ve improved efficiency for our clients with drone-enabled inspections, and launched an inspections tool that vastly increases the speed of Property Condition Assessments and Construction Loan Inspections, while producing better reports…

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...

Phase I versus Phase II Environmental Site Assessment

Robert B. Greene, PE, PG, CIH, LEED AP
Environmental Site Assessment
Nearly every commercial property purchase or re-finance today involves at least a Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA). This assessment helps lenders and buyers mitigate the risk involved in the purchase, by identifying likely cases of environmental contamination. Increasingly, buyers and lenders alike demand a Phase II environmental site assessment, as well, if the Phase...

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

Edmund Smith, CHMM
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, CHMM
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....

Five Environmental Issues Every Renovation Must Take Into Account

Edmund Smith, CHMM
Renovation projects can substantially improve the value of a property, and are often a necessary part of routine maintenance. When considering a renovation project, many building owners start with a visit to the city’s building code department to get approval on plans. With that done, many property owners consider their due diligence to be complete....

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