Mural Containing Lead-Based Paint Requires Meticulous Removal
The year is 1976. A group of high school students in Corona, Calif. is in the midst of a brainstorm session. They are thinking of ways to beautify their town, which sits about 50 miles east of Los Angeles. Their idea: paint a mural celebrating the country’s bicentennial on the…
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Environmental Assessment & Remediation for Defense Department Buildings & Properties
Managing the environmental safety and compliance of government buildings and property is a complex job. The Department of Defense, for example, has hundreds of thousands of buildings and other structures in its portfolio, many of them decades old. The ongoing work of remediation and repair requires diligent assessment and mitigation…
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For Environmental Safety During Renovation and Construction, California Higher Ed Relies on Omega Experience
When a private college in Los Angeles underwent renovations to buildings in 2012, the projects went far beyond a facelift. Built in 1914, Occidental College’s buildings had sustained damage from countless California earthquakes. The structures contained hazardous materials including lead paint and asbestos within its building materials such as insulation,…
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Construction Site Dust Monitoring Keeps Projects Safe and Compliant
Construction site hazards can be obvious and dramatic: falls from ladders and rooftops, slips on unstable surfaces, blows from heavy machinery, chemical and electrical risks… But one of the most dangerous threats lurking in construction sites is far more insidious: dust. Dust – generated from concrete, rock, mortar, metal and…
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Protecting U.S. Embassy Workers from the Threat of Mold
When construction workers expanding the U.S. Embassy’s Port Moresby campus in Papua New Guinea discovered that a newly installed HVAC handler was rusting in the humid and saline ambient conditions, a closer look revealed signs of rust buildup and the threat of mold was present. The New York-based construction company…
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