Building contamination, indoor air quality and mould are sometimes the most frustrating issues to resolve because, to the average person, they are invisible. We have the knowhow to help our clients steer through or around the many thorny issues involved with these problems.

Often construction litigation results when it is unclear if the source of a problem is a design defect or a construction problem. Construction related failures are known to come into existence from construction process and sequence issues as well as not having the work properly assembled. We bring baseline knowledge to your problem in order to allow you to comprehend what areas to investigate.

Where indoor chemical, adhesive or moisture issues occur many problems can be negated by problem avoidance due to knowing what to look out for. Sometimes simple solutions like requiring full time fresh air for a period just before and during initial occupancy can solve everything simply and virtually expense free. Analysis of MSDS sheets and other manufacturers data can help understand the risks of products. After some analysis it may be determined that simply changing from one specified adhesive to another eliminates a dramatic risk with a small.

General or subcontractors who have design concerns can prepare proper documentation RFI(ing) potential design concerns and attain an extra while avoiding future litigation. Other times this effort will put the design professional on notice of that problem thereby negating responsibility for the contractor in the event that the final construction is problematic.