Remediation Plans/Consulting

How is the extent of the remediation decided upon?
What party or data decides the success of the remediation?
Is this done by a completely independent party or an employee/subsidiary/business
interest of the remediation contractor?
Can you perform the remediation yourself?
These are all important questions; remediation performed incorrectly can exacerbate
the problem and possibly increase the spore load or contaminate other areas of your
environment. You need to engage the services of a properly trained, experienced and
specifically insured environmental investigator prior to any remediation being performed.
Hiring a remediator as a first step is analagous to immediately making an appointment
with a skin cancer surgeon upon noticing a mole on your back. Your first step would be
to get the trusted opinion of your family doctor (probably after a visual exam and some
testing) and then they would help guide you to the best solution for your individual
problems and needs and stay in the loop until you are healed. We at CITS are here to
insure that the clients' interests are properly served.

This document dictates a specific protocol designed for the remediation of your individual
environment. Testing and analysis is performed by an impartial, third party IEP to establish
a baseline condition. This is necessary to decide the level of remediation needed and to
establish exacting post-remediation standards to be met for all parties (our clients,
insurance companies, remediators, courts of law) to agree on a successful remediation.

In addition, as experienced general contractors, we understand how to communicate with building trades in the language they understand. This multi-disciplined knowledge base
(CIE & GC) can accelerate a projects completion in several ways:

1. The plans are clearly written from a construction viewpoint. This allows the remediation 
    contractor to know specific construction details and thus greatly reduce "head scratching" 
    site visits and bid preparation time.
2. Detailed plans allow our clients to compare "apples to apples" when procuring bids.
3. We can provide ongoing consultation to ensure the remediation plans are being adhered
    to in accordance with industry standards and guidelines and to provide immediate
    assistance should an unforeseen problem arise.

Remediation plans are written by a board certified, peer reviewed, Indoor Environmental
Professional (IEP). They will have a certification # and listing on the association website.

Things to look for:

• Certified Indoor Environmentalist, CIE: from the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA)
  
• Certified Industrial Hygienist, CIH: from the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH)
  
• Certified Indoor Air Quality Professional, CIAQP: from the Association of Energy    Engineers (AEE)