Healthy Buildings - Indoor Air Quality Specialists
Healthy Buildings International profides Air Quality Inspections, Air Quality Monitoring Stations, Architectural Design Consultation, and Computer Clean Room Evaluation
With 30 years of environmental consulting experience to the commercial real estate industry, Healthy Buildings has developed a formidable range of high quality inspection and documentation services. Healthy Buildings sells no hardware or remedial services, ensuring independence and impartial advice. With tens of thousands of successful projects completed in buildings large and small, we have a seasoned team of professionals qualified to provide the following solutions.
Healthy Buildings - Testing and Diagnostics
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Proactive and Reactive Inspections
Healthy Buildings is the world leader in IAQ inspections, providing added value to buildings via professional documentation and pragmatic advice.
Asbestos and Lead Surveys and O&M Programs
• High quality asbestos surveys, risk assessments consulting and O&M programs administered by our Certified Asbestos Consultants in full compliance with State and Federal regulations.
• Healthy Buildings offers lead based paint inspections and risk assessments by CDPH Licensed inspectors, along with comprehensive documentation programs.
Industrial Hygiene Services
Under the administration of our Board Certified Industrial Hygienists, Healthy Buildings offers a wide range of industrial hygiene monitoring services and consulting for building owners.
Water Quality Surveys
Healthy Buildings offers the following water quality monitoring services:
• Multi-parameter drinking water quality testing
• Lead and copper drinking water testing
• Legionella surveys
• Legionella risk assessments
Mold
Healthy Buildings provides a full range of mold inspections from due diligence, focused inspections, independent repair scopes and clearance documentation.
Floods (Clean, Gray and Black Water)
Healthy Buildings provides independent repair scopes and clearance documentation after these events.
Due Diligence Inspections – Property Condition Assessments
Healthy Buildings is frequently retained by building purchasers to review buildings during the due diligence period. Some or all of the above services can be included in these inspections.
Construction Monitoring Services
Healthy Buildings works with major construction companies and their clients during the construction phase of commercial office buildings, multifamily residential and hospitals. Programs include mold and moisture monitoring and LEED NC credit compliance services.
Healthy Buildings - Sustainability
Corporate Sustainability Reporting
Healthy Buildings assists clients in documenting sustainable practices currently implemented while simultaneously identifying opportunities to enhance resource efficiency, increase employee productivity, ensure corporate responsibility, and increase value generation. Our annual Corporate Sustainability Reports are used to track progress towards environmental goals and market sustainable efforts to potential clients.
Energy Efficiency Audits
The goal of Healthy Buildings’ energy audits is to identify efficiency measures that will positively impact a building’s operating expenses. They can be designed to meet the requirements of certification programs, such as LEED, or 3rd party-administered utility rebate programs. Energy use analyses are performed to identify the most economical utility rate structure.
Commissioning
Healthy Buildings provides Commissioning and Retro-Commissioning services for both new and existing buildings. We work with building owners, engineers, and contractors to fine tune the building systems to optimize performance, lower utility costs, and improve the system’s return on investment.
LEED Facilitation
Healthy Buildings provides project management services for the following range of LEED rating systems: Operations & Maintenance, New Construction, Commercial Interiors, Homes, Schools, and Core & Shell.
LEED Technical Services
LEED EQ – Healthy Buildings helped develop and routinely performs IAQ testing to meet LEED requirements, including EQc3.2 and either blower door or tracer gas testing for EQp2.
LEED EA – Healthy Buildings provides energy modeling using VisualDOE-2, performs ASHRAE Level I & II energy audits, and provides Commissioning and Retro-Commissioning services.
Water Efficiency Program
Healthy Buildings will investigate the operational requirements of a facility and identify innovative strategies to conserve water, such as plumbing fixture optimization.
GreenPoint Rated
Healthy Buildings provides project management services for both GreenPoint Rated programs for new and existing multifamily, single home, and mixed-use developments.
Climate Solutions
Healthy Buildings quantifies Greenhouse Gas emissions either for a specific facility or using a company-wide approach. Once a baseline is established, operational recommendations are made to lower emissions over time.
Energy Star Ratings
Healthy Buildings performs the onsite inspections and manages the utility data in Energy Star’s Portfolio Manager.
Training
Healthy Buildings provides training seminars for a wide range of sustainability topics. Examples include: USGBC exam prep, strategic planning and sustainability, life cycle assessment, indoor air quality, HVAC Operations & Maintenance, mold in commercial buildings, and more.
Onsite Renewable Energy Generation
Healthy Buildings conducts Feasibility Studies to determine the practicality of renewable energy systems and manages their installation.