Case Studies
1. Hotel Mold Assessment Case Studies
This is a set of case studies surrounding mold assessments in hotels. There are three separate cases in this report.
2. Crisis Management
Fear of the unknown and health effects related to possible occupant exposure to airborne asbestos particles during a planned four year extensive, staged occupancy renovation of an organization’s headquarters building presented a crisis situation.
3. Root Cause Investigation
In a low profile, highly-secure facility, BHS performed a root cause investigation into the existing conditions, activities, multiple HVAC systems and circumstances which may have contributed to fungal growth in the sound-lined return air ductwork systems and overall undesirable indoor environmental and air quality.
4. Indoor Environmental and Air Quality Planning
A high profile, publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT), was focused on strategic customer relationships and very specialized, demanding tenants in approximately 200 buildings, with over 16,000,000 square feet. Recognizing the need for…
5. Residential Crawlspaces
Residential crawlspaces are one of the most complicated, dynamic and geographically-influenced assemblies in residential construction. In addition, they are intimately associated with the indoor living environment’s performance.
6. Water Damage in Self-Storage Facility
BHS experts were engaged by a sprinkler contractor to investigate water damage consequences and to develop alternative liability theories.
7. Mold in Senior Living Facility
A newly constructed three story senior living facility with 150 rooms developed visible mold amplification in a few of the initially occupied units
8. Another Unlikely Source of a Nuisance Odor
A building owner was faced with a nagging problem of a localized odor on one floor of a high-rise office building housing a major, long term tenant who occupied the entire facility. After a thorough, but unproductive, investigati…