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Education October 2003 Seminar |
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| Often times we are asked to share information and education or participate in seminars. This photo was taken at a meeting for a local chapter of a national organization. Tony McFarland participated on a panel of professionals on the topic of mold and we did a demonstration with Watson for the audience. |
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What Mold Can Look Like |
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| People often aren't sure what mold looks like. This is a photo from one of our detections where a continued roof leak allowed mold to grow over a period of time. The mold pictured here was not actively growing. |
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Remediation Containment |
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| During the course of the remediation, the contaminated area needs to be contained from the rest of the building to prevent cross contamination. This is assisted by negative air pressure. |
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Routine Maintenance Is Needed |
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| Mold doesn't grow without a good supply of water. Routine house maintenance will help prevent water intrusion which can lead to mold growth. |
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Invisible Mold Growth |
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| Sometimes mold growth is not visible until after some renovation is being done. In this case, the mold growth was not active at the time the photo was taken, but it was growth from a previous water intrusion. |
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Infrared Technology |
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| Gives us the ability to identify areas that have the potential to cause moisture problems, even if not are currently manifested. In this photo areas that outside air are infiltrating the house are in blue. These areas can possibly be locations of future condensation and water problems. |
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Other Issues |
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| Sometimes when doing our investigations we run across other issues caused by water intrusion. What is not visible at first glance may be visible in infrared. |
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Infrared Can Also Detect |
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| Electrical issues sometimes become visible through a Infrared, where it may not be entirely evident what is happening otherwise. In this case these circuits will need to be replaced. |
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Invisible Problems: |
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| Infrared
technology is extremely useful when finding areas
that have been damaged by previous water damage
episodes. |
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Invisible problems revealed: |
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| This photograph was taken in infrared, the area was dry at the time of the investigation, but the insulation had been compromised from previous incidents of water damage. |
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