Homework
In this homework, assume you are an environmental consultant who has been hired by the owner of a commercial building to conduct an indoor air quality (IAQ) investigation and mold survey. An IAQ investigation can also include an asbestos survey, a radon investigation, and a lead-based paint examination.
Some, but not all, of the workers in their office complex have experienced the same health symptoms. The health symptoms are consistent with poor indoor air quality. This building was constructed in 1965 and has one floor above ground and one below grade with a half-finished basement. Soil is graded from the front of the building toward the south of the building, with a 4-foot drop in elevation at the back parking lot. Also, there was a recent flood that affected both floors of the building. Your client would like for you to send them a detailed contract. Use the building's floor plan , your textbook, CSU Online Library articles, and/or any other academic materials needed to describe how you will conduct the IAQ investigation inside their building. The four United States Environmental Protection Agency guides in the suggested unit resources section would be great resources for this project.
Be sure to include the project background and following information in your contract:
1) In your initial reconnaissance walk-through, what did you discover? (Use the building diagram for this question.)
2) What type(s) of IAQ, radon, asbestos, carbon dioxide (CO2), and mold survey tests and devices will you use? What procedures will you follow?
3) How will you test for lead-based paint? What procedures will you follow?
4) Estimate the cost of work for the investigation (no remediation involved): IAQ investigation, lead-based paint examination, radon gas investigation, asbestos survey, CO2 investigation, and mold survey. (Look within your local community for pricing of equipment, canisters, devices, etc.)
5) Describe in detail the project deliverables-what does your company guarantee to do?
6) What is a reasonable timeframe to conduct the walk-through survey, interviews, and testing?
7) What steps would you recommend if mitigation or remediation is required? Where would you begin?
8) Use the consultants data sheet to assist in gathering and organizing data for your homework.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.