Articles Tagged with ''indoor air quality''

There are changes brewing in the restoration industry today, perhaps unlike any period before. 

The term PPE, or Personal Protective Equipment, refers to protective clothing, respirators, goggles, hard hats, gloves, and other garments or equipment worn to protect an individual from injury and harm.

The IAQ Training Institute recently announced the speakers, dates, and venues for their upcoming “Healthy Buildings Summit 2017.” The summit will be housed in Seven Springs Mountain Resort, located in Seven Springs, Penn. and will take place on Nov. 2-4. Registration is now open.

The first homicide in human history is recorded in the Bible. In the fourth chapter of the book of Genesis, it is written that Cain rose against his brother Abel and killed him. Later in the tenth verse, God says, “The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground.”

Master Restoration was contacted by Frontline Insurance regarding some water damage at a customer’s home, to offer a second look as there was already another restoration company on site.

We’ve all heard about volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Restoration and remediation professionals use or encounter them in scores of different products every day. These include cleaning solutions, adhesives, aerosols, paints, fabrics, carpets, and building materials.

No two mold jobs are alike. No two fire jobs are alike. No two water jobs are alike. No two forensic, biohazard, or hoarding cleanup jobs are alike.

Selling a home can be a challenge – one that’s magnified dramatically if the structure faces the damaging effects of mold and rot. In an upscale Doylestown, Penn., neighborhood, improper sill flashing and reverse through-flashing on window openings were contributing to severe moisture management issues in a series of stucco homes.