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08/01/2009
Mercury Spills
In the last twelve months, there have been no less than twelve school closures in the US due to mercury contamination. Cleanup costs have soared into the hundreds of thousands of dollars wit
08/01/2009
Swimmer’s Asthma
Trichloramine, has been identified as the probable cause of respiratory problems and occupational asthma in swimmers and pool attendants, at indoor swimming pools.
01/01/2009
HBI Wins BOMA Orange County Professional Member of the Year Award Irvine, CA
Awards Dinner on November 17, 2006, Simon Turner, President of HBI, was proud to accept the BOMA-OC Professional Member of the Year Award for 2006.
29/11/2008
Legionella in Commercial Building Water Supplies
Many commercial buildings may be harboring legionella in their domestic hot water systems, potentially causing Legionnaires disease that goes undiagnosed as pneumonia.
26/11/2008
IAQ In Hospitals - The Role of JCAHO
For over a decade now the JCAHO has taken an increasing interest in indoor air quality (IAQ) issues. In the early 1990’s JCAHO recommended that hospitals develop an IAQ plan as part of the f
In the last twelve months, there have been no less than twelve school closures in the US due to mercury contamination. Cleanup costs have soared into the hundreds of thousands of dollars wit
Trichloramine, has been identified as the probable cause of respiratory problems and occupational asthma in swimmers and pool attendants, at indoor swimming pools.
Awards Dinner on November 17, 2006, Simon Turner, President of HBI, was proud to accept the BOMA-OC Professional Member of the Year Award for 2006.
Many commercial buildings may be harboring legionella in their domestic hot water systems, potentially causing Legionnaires disease that goes undiagnosed as pneumonia.
For over a decade now the JCAHO has taken an increasing interest in indoor air quality (IAQ) issues. In the early 1990’s JCAHO recommended that hospitals develop an IAQ plan as part of the f