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Case Study for Mold Inspections in Government Buildings

Our firm once did a mold inspection in a 80,000 square foot government building in the Caribbean. Workers made complaints about respiratory problems. The facility management team could not figure out what was going on. An industrial hygienist they called in could not diagnose the problem either.

Our inspector conducted mold inspections at the commercial building for 3 days and found Stachybotrys aka known as toxic black mold. The mold was in most of the 18 massive AC closets and was the result of hidden roof leaks. We were able to find and diagnose the issue and make helpful recommendations.

Since 2003 we have done mold inspections in Government Buildings many times, as well as mold inspection in commercial buildings. In addition, we have provided VOC related air quality testing in many commercial buildings.

The following article will bring to light how important early inspection for mold is. In addition, it reminds us of how important early action is.

One expensive mold problem in a government building we recently became aware of was found in upstate Pensacola.
Administrators in the Federal Courthouse are under fire for not addressing a mold problem in the building soon enough.

They are also in hot water for not forcing their four floors of employees to evacuate to other premises while toxic black mold is removed. They attribute the hazardous mold problem to a building-wide plumbing leak. A secondary contributor is Florida’s generally humid tropical environment. The cost to fix the plumbing leakage and also remove the toxic black mold is estimated at 20 to 30 million dollars!

According to The Pensacola New web site http://www.pnj.com.“The mold can affect people in different ways, said Florida Department of Health in Escambia County Director Dr. John Lanza.

“Mostly in this situation we’re looking at respiratory effects; scratchy throat, runny nose, cough,” he said. “It can make asthma worse, especially in children. For adults with chronic bronchitis or emphysema, it could make that worse. Mold is everywhere, especially in Florida. We would suggest any facility that has a mold problem figure out what the best remediation efforts are.” The best way to do this is to hire a state licenses and fully certified mold inspector. 

As you can see, independent professional government officials have acknowledged the potentially detrimental health effects of mold. Most of South Florida’s government and commercial building managers delayed the hiring of a mold inspector far too long. The primary reason for a lack of mold inspection and removal is the concern over cost. However, the earlier such problems are inspected and corrected, the cheaper the process will be.

I suspect a few lawsuits aimed at government officials will get their heads out of the sand.  Lawsuits will force them to take notice of the negligence they are displaying. Not providing healthy federal office environments to the thousands of Florida’s Government workers is negligent, and therefore, a great liability.