Building Owners and Managers Battling Mold Gain New Weapons at M6 Conference
M6: Mold, Moisture, Misery, Money, and Myth - Plus Management is a carefully crafted program providing architects, developers, building designers, building managers, builders, and building material manufacturers with the knowledge and resources to not only successfully manage a catastrophic mold event, but to also implement the latest tools and protocols for prevention.
Exton, PA (PRWEB) May 26, 2005 -- Despite growing health concerns,
litigation, and building shut-downs due to mold-contamination, many owners and
facility managers confess that they are inadequately prepared to deal with a
mold outbreak.
M6: Mold, Moisture, Misery, Money, and Myth - Plus
Management is a carefully crafted program providing architects, developers,
building designers, building managers, builders, and building material
manufacturers with the knowledge and resources to not only successfully manage a
catastrophic mold event, but to also implement the latest tools and protocols
for prevention.
“Mold is a problem, whether you think it is real or not;
ask any attorney,” explains Barry Hardman, M6 conference director and
vice-chairman of the Building Environment and Thermal Envelope Council of the
National Institute of Building Sciences. In addition to lawsuits with awards in
the millions, mold causes over $2.5 billon a year in insurance
claims.
Not only can the costs of remediation be astronomical but, “The
biggest hazard with your mold remediation project...could be your contractor. In
an industry that currently lacks regulations and license requirements,
inadequate/unsafe equipment, temporary unskilled workforce, insufficient
liability insurance are just some of the issues that building owners and
managers need to know about when selecting their mold remediation contractor,"
according to M6 speaker Steve Silicato, CIE, REM, of MARCOR Remediation,
Inc.
At M6, building professionals will hear about the latest initiatives
and lessons learned from organizations that are leading the pack in mold
remediation meeting Environmental Protection Association (EPA) Guidelines and
prevention innovations for new construction, existing buildings, and renovation.
M6 walks attendees, step-by step, through a single scenario of a
multi-use building in which there are two moisture events – one caused by the
building’s design and one caused by leakage from a pipe.
Here’s a sample
of the program content:
- Introduction to Protocols at Time of Discovery
of Mold
- Using Special Tools– Application of Diverse Technologies to
Identify Areas of Moisture in a Building Envelope
- The Appropriate Use of
Mold Analysis Data: Discriminating
Fact From Fiction
- The Creation of a
Professional Remediation Plan
- Prevention – What is a Water Intrusion
Management Program (WIMP)?
- What Building Science Can and Cannot Do for
You
M6 is a must for facility managers, mold remediators, attorneys,
insurance companies, financial institutions, building inspectors, health
industry specialists, architects and engineers, contractors, and industrial
hygienists who are serious about reducing their mold-related costs and liability
with quick and effective response strategies and thorough prevention methods.
‘We are fortunate to have an incredible group of industry leaders who have
agreed to share their experience” notes Hardman.
M6 promises to be an
excellent learning and networking opportunity and is sponsored by The National
Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) Building Environment and Thermal Envelope
(BETEC) Council, US Department of Energy, US General Services Administration,
and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
An added benefit to the program is
M6’s strategic co-location with the Sustainable Buildings Industry Council’s
(SBIC’s) Ecobuild America June 20 -23 which offers more conference sessions
relating to indoor air quality. SBIC’s Ecobuild America explores the breadth of
commercial, industrial, institutional and residential green building techniques,
construction products, renewable energy resources, sustainable design and
ecological planning processes, with particular emphasis on the lifecycle of the
built environment.
SBIC’s Ecobuild America will be hosted at the Disney
Coronado Springs Resort, M6 runs June 21 – 22 in Orlando, Florida. Register now
at www.ecobuildamerica.com
About RCG Productions
LLC
RCG Productions LLC (Exton, Pa.)
produces Ecobuild America, AEC-ST,
the National Specifiers Conference, FM/IT and the AEC/GIS IT Analyst Conference.
RCG principals, George Borkovich, Richard C. Vendola, Jr., and Chris Gibson have
a depth of experience in technology and event planning, including the former
A/E/C SYSTEMS International conference and exhibition. For more information,
visit www.ecobuildamerica.com and www.aecst.com.
About
Sustainable Buildings Industry Council (SBIC)
SBIC teaches, values, and
advocates a balanced, holistic approach to designing new buildings. Many terms
are used to describe improved buildings, such as green, sustainable, high
performance, and environmentally responsive. SBIC is mindful these ideas must be
kept in context with other equally important design objectives, such as
aesthetics, accessibility, cost effectiveness, flexibility, high productivity,
and security. SBIC members believe all sustainable buildings must be low-energy,
climate-responsive.
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