Holland Public Schools has closed Holland Language Academy due to mold spore colonization and will relocate students to the vacant Longfellow Elementary for the 2019-20 school year. The Academy building was not occupied when the mold was discovered. Mold was discovered in two other buildings after a
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Mold was found in 35 Howard County public schools during the 2018-19 academic year, with a range of growth samples found on drywall to the chin straps of athletic helmets. The reports were made between August 2018 and July 16 of this year, according to the school
Read more →You’ve started on your lists of small repairs, you’ve contacted a real estate agent, and now you’re in the final steps of getting ready to sell your house. But before you put your home up for sale, and certainly before having your first open house, here are
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Many of the summer interns — came home to Mitchell Hall at The George Washington University to find ceiling tiles being removed from dorm hallways. Found under some of those tiles, was what appears to be mold. “It’s pretty gross,” said Camila Vincent, who lives on the
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A proposed bill that could bring South Carolina one step closer to regulating mold is now one step closer to becoming a reality. House Bill 3127 is a resolution that will establish a committee that would study the impacts of mold and find the best way to get
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Residents across San Diego County say they’ve seen more mold in their homes after recent rainfall. A number of mold testing and removal companies FOX 5 reached out to said they have seen a spike in business. One company said business has more than doubled and another
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There are at least four reasons a mold inspector should consider using Conditional Areas as the basis for the mold inspection report. First, Conditional Areas are recommended in IICRC S520- 2015 as the basis for mold remediation activities.(1) Second, assigning Conditional Areas forces the mold inspector to
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Military families described living in decrepit, dangerous and inescapable homes at a Wednesday hearing, where lawmakers expressed shock over the allegations of slum-like conditions of privately managed housing. The emotional testimonies came on the same day as the release of a survey that painted a grim picture of
Read more →Madison Taylor Indoor Environmental the largest indoor environmental company on the East Coast announces the completion of continued educational requirements for the DC Licensed Mold Remediator and the DC Licensed Mold Assessor Programs. The District of Columbia’s Air Quality Amendment Act of 2014 protects tenants by mandating proper testing
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With heavy rainfall comes a tremendous amount of moisture. Leaks and condensation increase, temperatures and warm drying daylight decrease. These are optimal conditions for mold growth, both interior and exterior. As exterior mold spores explode in number some of them are bound to settle in our
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