Building Operations are facing many challenges in order to maintain a safe and healthy environment, energy savings, indoor air pollution. Furthermore, newly developed materials can affect the health of the occupants. Building codes, building standards and state, federal and local regulations are continually changing as research offers new information regarding building dynamics, compatibility of new and renewable materials with existing materials and the effect of natural and manmade catastrophic disasters.
Deficiencies found in any of the numerous building systems can directly affect the integrity of other building components; for example, an exterior façade in poor condition is not only a safety hazard but can affect the health of the occupants by allowing the infiltration of air pollutants and moisture, increasing noise levels, allowing odors to permeate the building, give access for rodents to enter or instigate the growth of bacteria and mold.
Unbalanced air distribution pressure may increase water and air leaks thru an envelope in poor condition, including facades, windows, and roof.
RAS combines extensive expertise as consulting engineers using state-of-the-art technology for building testing and performance with real-time data logging. RAS unique services help turning buildings into healthy environments, while simultaneously adding green technology and energy-efficiency by controlling the interaction between the exterior envelope and the air conditioning system. Many moisture and mold-related Indoor Air Quality problems are often misdiagnosed as either exclusively envelope or exclusively air conditioning related, because the complex relationship that exists between both systems is not clearly understood. Having real-time logging data of the wall cavities, roof, windows and interior moisture, temperature, and pressurization delivers crucial advantages for the owners, occupants, and visitors including:
· Increasing productivity and satisfaction of employees
· Energy savings
· Reducing indoor air contaminants
· Reducing microbiology growth and respiratory diseases
· Reducing degradation of finishing materials
· Reducing corrosion on equipment and metal parts
· Increasing comfort for occupants and visitors
· Protecting sensitive property contents
· I with the community and employees
· Increasing real estate value
RAS Engineers and Testing Lab understands the dynamics of the building sciences and provides a host of testing procedures to be sure there is compatibility of the wide variety of materials incorporated in the structure, all to better serve our customers, community and environment.
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