Indoor Air Inspection & Testing Services
Air Quality
Inspection & Testing Services
Our IAQ personnel specialize in the identification of difficult indoor air quality issues such as building-related illness and sick-building syndrome. We utilize use the most current investigative techniques and equipment to uncover the underlying problems causing poor indoor air quality.
Our goal is to identify the problem as quickly and as inexpensively as possible so we can provide you a solution before the issue becomes a hazard or a public relations nightmare. We don't simply test the air - we solve your problems.
Indoor Environment Group is capable of responding to all indoor air quality issues including:
- Standard IAQ Investigations
- Comprehensive Indoor Environmental Assessments
- Periodic Air Quality Assessments
- Sick Building Syndrome Investigations
- Mold/Microbial Investigations
- Odor Investigations
- Employee/Occupant Complaint Response
- Illness Clusters
- Pre-occupancy Surveys
- Clean Room Testing and Certification
- Computer Room Testing
- Smoking Area Testing
- Ventilation Performance Testing
- Pollutant Concentration Modeling
- Specific Contaminant Testing
- Tracer Gas Studies
Standard IAQ Investigations
AirTech’s standard IAQ investigations are designed to identify and correct air quality problems without performing excessive sampling activities. Initial services normally include, but are not limited to:
- General visual inspection of the building
- Visual inspection of the HVAC system
- Cursory air flow & distribution evaluation
- Confidential interviews with building occupants
- Standard IAQ sampling
- Carbon Monoxide (CO) – direct read/datalogging
- Carbon Dioxide (CO2) – direct read/datalogging
- Moisture
- Temperature
- Relative humidity
During the initial site visit, IAQ information profile sheets will be provided to the designated building representatives for completion.
If this initial visit identifies potential problem areas, additional testing may be recommended. If so, AirTech will provide an outline of these services and their associated costs to the building owner for approval.
Additional services could include, but are not limited to the following:
- Microbial sampling and analysis
- Fungal – wipe, air, bulk (quantification and/or identification)
- Bacterial - wipe, air, bulk (quantification and/or identification)
- Microbial volatile organic chemicals (MVOC)
- Chemical testing
- Individual volatile organic compounds (VOC)
- Individual inorganic compounds
- Chemical/VOC Scan
- Pesticides/Herbicides
- Aldehyde scan
- Particulate testing
- General particulates
- Respirable Dust
- Asbestos
- Lead
- General allergens
- Dust mite/insect/pet allergens
- Ventilation testing
- HVAC balancing
- Tracer gas testing
- Blower door evaluation
- Infrared Thermography
Upon completion of the initial investigation, we will develop a strategy for the remediation of the identified or suspected problem or problems. This strategy may include remediation activities, occupant awareness training, HVAC modification activities or, if the exact problem has not yet been identified, additional testing recommendations. Cost estimates will be provided for all recommended remediation or testing activities.
All information regarding the inspection, sampling, sampling results, recommendations and conclusions is included in a confidential inspection report provided to the building owner/client.
