One of the sampling methods that lead abatement workers can use to determine the presence and amount of lead is the collection of dust wipe samples. This is a simple method that makes it possible to measure the amount of lead in surfaces by merely quantifying the lead amounts in dust particles. After a lead abatement activity, dust wipe sampling can also confirm whether or not the cleanup was successful and traces of lead have been removed from the surface.

Indoor Environmental Quality or IEQ is one of the standards for green building compliance to the LEED rating system. IEQ considers the environmental impact of any methods, materials or features used in the construction and maintenance of the building in relation to the physical and psychological welfare of building occupants. IEQ has been well-documented in various studies to affect employee performance, student productivity, and tenant health.

Here are some of the ways to achieve IEQ in a sustainable facility:

One of the key factors that make a sustainable facility is the innovative way that it reduces its energy consumption and adopts alternative sources of energy. An ordinary building often sources its supply of electricity from the power grid, which traditionally uses coal-fired power generation. When coal is burned, greenhouse gasses are emitted to the atmosphere.

Resin modifiers have gained wide acceptance as a unique form of commercial building waterproofing sealant. Advances in adhesion technology have produced phenolic resins through the synthesis of polymers at the molecular level. These resins belong to a group of low-cost adhesives -- the lowest in the industry. Phenolic resins come in one- or two-part liquid, emulsion or powder, and can be used as a base or modifier resin in an adhesive formulation. Often it is exposed to another element to induce a reaction that produces adhesion.