We provide consulting services, testing, and investigations to provide baseline assessments to resolve concerns related to the indoor environment. We help assure the comfort and well being of employees and other occupants in commercial and residential buildings. We also provide Indoor Air Quality Management Plans, and Preventative Maintenance Plans in addition to Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) third-party testing verification that a building provides adequate indoor air quality.
Indoor Air Quality
The quality of indoor air is typically worse than outdoors. Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a term used to describe situations where the occupants experience health and comfort effects that appear to be linked to the time spent in the building, but no specific illness or cause can be readily identified. Cited causes or contributing factors of SBS include inadequate ventilation, chemical contaminants, and biological contaminants. There are a number of related issues with SBS and indoor air quality. Some mimic common cold & flu symptoms making recognition difficult.
We are building science experts. We are scientists trained in the latest methodology of building sciences with advanced technology for conducting indoor air quality testing and assessments.
Indoor Air Quality Assessment
Our assessments typically include the following process:
- Site inspection with building diagnostics such as thermal imaging, building pressures, moisture mapping, air flow, pollutant pathways, HVAC design and operation, filter use, review of maintenance procedures, occupant activities, occupant interviews and complaint investigations.
- Testing, sample extraction, and laboratory analyses for common indoor air pollutants. Interpretation of laboratory results and findings of the site inspection and building diagnostics, building defects, contaminant sources, and improper building conditions.
- Formal report with results of building inspection and diagnostics, sample interpretation, and recommendations for remediation and repairs to improve indoor air quality.
Hogan Associates will inspect various areas commonly associated with indoor environmental problems and areas of concern to develop a strategy to determine what tests should be performed such as:
- Mold
- Bacteria
- Allergens
- Ozone
- Carbon Monoxide
- Carbon Dioxide
- Relative Humidity
- Radon
- Volatile Organic Compounds
- Formaldehyde
- Hydrogen Sulfide
- Ventilation
- Particles