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Common contaminants and pollutants in buildings can drastically affect the indoor experience. Implementing specialist indoor air quality solutions and strategies helps protect spaces and occupants, ensuring building safety and maintaining public health.

With the right indoor air quality solutions and strategies, IAQ can be made safe and comfortable for building occupants. Protecting occupant health reduces health issues, lowers costs incurred by these health issues and creates a welcoming space.

TRC provides comprehensive expertise in indoor air quality (IAQ) consulting. Under the direction of our CIHs and professional engineers, IAQ sampling and HVAC evaluations are tailored to the specific problems in your building. We are experienced in building science technology to help understand and determine the causes and solutions to your IAQ problems.

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Address Indoor Air Quality Concerns at the Source With

TRC’s tested practitioners include PhD scientists, certified industrial hygienists (CHIs), health and safety professionals, engineers and construction experts who are dedicated to providing superior services and seamlessly integrated solutions. Whether your concern is nuisance odors, water intrusions and mold assessments, HVAC system evaluations, sick building system allegations or building related illnesses you can count on our:

  • Extensive regulatory knowledge: TRC understands all federal safety programs and health regulations our clients must adhere to. We also know the complexities of state and local laws and will help you navigate and achieve compliance as quickly as possible.
  • Retrofit expertise: Whatever your system looks like now, we will update it as needed to improve the area’s air without negatively impacting your workflow.
  • Ongoing maintenance services: Our evaluation of your facility is just the start of our services. TRC’s certified team members assist you with implementation advice and ongoing maintenance.

TRC has performed IAQ assessments in a variety of settings, including:

  • K-12 schools
  • Colleges and universities
  • Commercial spaces
  • Retail businesses
  • Government entities
  • Military facilities
  • Manufacturing sites

This experience provides TRC with the knowledge and expertise to quickly and efficiently diagnose and fix your IAQ problems

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IAQ Sampling and Evaluation Solutions

Every project TRC undertakes is unique, so every project plan must be too. Our first steps include tailoring the right techniques to meet your precise needs. Our indoor air quality assessments include:

  • Interviewing building occupants for perceptions and concerns regarding the indoor environment
  • The use of IAQ monitors to evaluate particulate matter, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide and comfort parameters relative humidity and temperature
  • Photoionizing detectors to evaluate and screen for the presence of volatile organic compounds
  • Sampling for airborne contaminants of concern using active and passive air sampling methodologies and laboratory analysis
  • Surface sampling and laboratory analysis of dust, allergens and surface contaminants
  • Water intrusion evaluations using infrared cameras and moisture meters to determine if water impacted building materials are present
  • Microbial air and surface sampling techniques for viable and non-viable molds
  • HVAC system evaluations to optimize performance and improve IAQ through mechanical ventilation systems

Read About Our Technical Expertise

TRC’s nationwide IAQ team provides localized expertise and delivers tailored evaluations and cost-effective solutions to address each client’s specific concerns and building conditions.

Check out our technical resource PDF to learn more about our team of tested practitioners and the IAQ solutions they can provide to your organization.

 

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