asbestos in building Articles
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Case Study: Point Vicente Lighthouse
Ellis provided complete hazmat inspection services at this national landmark, and administered removal of identified lead paint and asbestos building materials during its renovation in ...
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How to Deal with Asbestos Exposure in your Workplace – Advice for Industrial Building Owners
Building owners play one of the primary roles in preventing asbestos exposure at the workplace. When constructing a building – or leasing out an existing facility that contains asbestos – building owners can take several steps that ensure safety on the premesis. Only purchase asbestos-free building materials for renovations or new construction. Despite its known health hazards, ...
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Emergency remediation response case study
Services Performed Emergency remediation response, oil and hazardous waste consulting and a mold/indoor air quality (IAQ) testing Summary Following the flooding of the Spicket River during the Spring 2006, EFI Global was engaged to evaluate a nursing home in Lawrence, MA. After the initial environmental evaluation, our team observed that the basement and entire first floor of the nursing home ...
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The cheaper, safer and faster way to remove Asbestos is coming to the Netherlands
When you think about asbestos removal, you may initially envision the experts dressed in full white suits, ready to take on the challenge of removing it safely. But when a company is in need of asbestos removal, the first thing they may think of is the heavy cost associated or length of time. Handling this issue is never a walk in the park for any company. However, cost and time burdens are about ...
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What is Environmental Due Diligence for a Commercial Property?
Anyone—personal or business—has a right to know if there are liabilities affecting a commercial property where they have responsibility. This may be of concern to a buyer, a financial entity, a renter/lessor, or even an existing property owner. Due Diligence DUE DILIGENCE is the process of gathering information on a commercial property to make the interested party aware of anything ...
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Is 1980 an appropriate end date for asbestos use?
In the construction industry, we use certain years as the end date in determining if a building was constructed with asbestos containing materials. In New York State, the Department of Labor, which regulates asbestos abatement, uses the year 1974. While the federal government, under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulation 1926.1101 (k) (1), requires building owners, ...
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Lessons learned from ASHRAE HQ renovation
George Washington once said, “We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience.” Since it has been more than five years of occupancy since ASHRAE Headquarters was renovated, this is a good time to revisit the details of the renovation project, the successes, and lessons learned. Future articles ...
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Langstone Technology Park – Case Study
Project Highlights Over the last 10 years, Envirochem have been responsible for managing the asbestos at Langstone Technology Park, including the reassessment of the Asbestos containing materials, organising remedial and asbestos removal work, along with analytical monitoring during these works and the provision of asbestos awareness training to ensure the maintenance team observe best practice ...
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Asbestos, lead-based paint, hazardous materials case study
Service(s) performed: Construction management for hazardous materials abatement, building demolition and site clearing for 49 residential buildings Summary: Our environmental experts performed construction management for hazardous materials abatement, building demolition and site clearing project for a 49 building residential development scheduled for rehabilitation and reuse. This 1-year ...
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Why is Asbestos Removal Important for business?
As a popular building material in the 1970s, the dangers of asbestos were not fully realised until much later, meaning that professional asbestos removal is now needed on many properties. Found to be a carcinogen, this material was most commonly used in duct, loft and pipe insulation and floor tiles. Many businesses are now looking to make sure that any asbestos they have is removed, but it can ...
By Flame UK
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What Aae Toxins and How do they Impact your Health?
Toxins are everywhere—from the air we breathe and the food we eat, to the water we drink and the products we use. But what are toxins exactly? A toxin is a naturally occurring substance that can act as a poison to living things. While small doses may not trigger a reaction, large amounts or exposure over an extended period of time can be detrimental to your health. But what are ...
By Evidation
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Southampton General Hospital – Case Study
Project Highlights Envirochem work very closely with the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and their chosen contractors to assist in the management of asbestos containing materials within all buildings owned and managed by the trust. Project Description For the past few years we have assisted the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in the management of ...
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Asbestos pushed in Asia as product for the poor
The executives mingled over tea and sugar cookies, and the chatter was upbeat. Their industry, they said at the conference in the Indian capital, saves lives and brings roofs, walls and pipes to some of the world's poorest people. The industry's wonder product, though, is one whose very name evokes the opposite: asbestos. A largely outlawed scourge to the developed world, it is still going ...
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What is asbestos?
Asbestos is the name for a group of naturally occurring silicate minerals that can be separated into fibers. The fibers are strong, durable, and resistant to heat and fire. They are also long, thin and flexible, so that they can even be woven into cloth. Because of these qualities, asbestos has been used in thousands of consumer, industrial, maritime, automotive, scientific and building ...
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Case study - What is asbestos?
Asbestos is the name for a group of naturally occurring silicate minerals that can be separated into fibers. The fibers are strong, durable, and resistant to heat and fire. They are also long, thin and flexible, so that they can even be woven into cloth. Because of these qualities, asbestos has been used in thousands of consumer, industrial, maritime, automotive, scientific and building ...
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Polimeri Europa UK Ltd – Case Study
Project Highlights For a four month duration in 2014 a demolition asbestos survey was undertaken on behalf of Cape plc at the Polimeri Europa UK Ltd site in Hardley on the outskirts of Southampton. The project involved undertaking demolition asbestos surveys of all buildings on site that are due to be demolished due to the closure of the plant. Project Description Three teams of highly ...
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Asbestos in the Home and School
This section discusses the presence of asbestos in houses, rental apartments, schools and other public buildings, and has a list of useful EPA contacts. Does Your House Contain Asbestos? It is very common for homes built or remodeled before the 1970's to have asbestos-containing materials in them. During the twentieth century, about 30 million tons of asbestos fiber were used in the ...
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Case Study: 8601 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills
This building was completely abated of asbestos fireproofing, then re-fireproofed with new, non-asbestos materials in 2004/2005. However, during subsequent earthquake retrofit efforts pockets of residual asbestos were identified throughout the building. At this point, the Owner contacted Ellis. Ellis was ultimately retained to manage the re-abatement of the entire ...
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Case Study: Fountain Valley Town Center
Ellis recently performed pre-renovation asbestos and lead surveys for this 11-building, 300,000 square foot shopping center. Ellis' inspection teams completed the fieldwork in less than 2 weeks; all services, including the final survey report, were completed and submitted within 3 weeks from our authorization to ...
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Development of Plans and Specifications and Bidding Assistance
Asbestos Survey – Building Surveys and Testing ACC helps developing owners and supervisors meet their regulating specifications to test suppose components for asbestos fiber prior to remodelling or development activities. To ensure quality, our certified professionals perform all area work according to OSHA, EPA and AHERA methods. Following the asbestos fiber survey, ACC provides a ...
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