We have certainly experienced a wet winter and spring. When it’s wet outside, most of us look for telltale signs of a moisture problem like water infiltration or flooding. But did you know that excess moisture can affect your building and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in less obvious ways?

Think back to the last construction or maintenance project at your hospital. Were you nervous about infection control problems? Wondering if you’d installed all the necessary control measures? Probably. But it seemed like the only option was to cross your fingers and pray that everyth

Remember a while ago when we were talking about Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) and Building-Related Illnesses (BRI)? (If not, here’s the article.) We discussed how modern tightly-sealed buildings can produce systematic indoor air quality (IAQ) problems. Proper ventilation and HVAC contr

Take our IAQ Quiz to find out how much you know about the air you breathe, and how you can improve IAQ where you live, work and play.  1. How much money does Sick Building Syndrome cost businesses each year? $100 million $500 million $10 billion $200 billion .  2. Which of the followi

Think of your next construction project as a road trip. Your destination is the completed project, and your goal is to get there with as few setbacks as possible. To do this, you’ll need a detailed Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) Plan to keep track of all your travel details,

The compliance deadline for OSHA’s Final Rule on Respirable Crystalline Silica Exposure is suddenly upon us. With less than two weeks left, it’s time to make sure you have all your bases covered. Here’s an overview of the new requirements of the final rule and key facts you should kno