Tag Archive: vapor intrusion

Dry Down Activity in Hotel Buildings: How To Prevent Moisture and Mold Damage

October 25, 2023
Managing construction activity on a hotel property is already a highly complex operation without the presence of mold. But once excess moisture has made its way into a building space, it creates an ideal environment for mold to grow, posing a risk to contractors, hotel employees, and guests, and adding…
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Vapor Intrusion: A Hidden Risk for New Construction and Redevelopment

January 12, 2022
Development stakeholders have an array of risks to consider when constructing any new property or redeveloping existing properties: placement of utility lines, safety compliance, and the storage of hazardous materials, for example. But there is an invisible risk beneath a property’s surface that could degrade the quality of your building,…
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Understanding the Risk that Vapor Intrusion Poses to Your Project: A Whitepaper

October 16, 2019
When a Phase 1 environmental survey revealed that a San Pedro shopping center undergoing redevelopment had housed a dry cleaning business for four decades, the next steps involved testing to determine whether any chemicals had leaked into the soil or water below. The extent of contamination, after 40 years, was…
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Factoring Vapor Intrusion into Retail Site Selection

February 25, 2019
Success in the brick-and-mortar retail environment means staying in front of the changes occurring in what the president and CEO of the retail real estate industry group ICSC called a "period of historic change." Among the disrupting forces cited by International Council of Shopping Centers President and CEO Tom McGee…
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Factoring Vapor Intrusion into Retail Site Selection
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