At Premier Properties LLC, we manage multiple properties across Massachusetts, and we've learned what quality renovation work takes. We partner with specialized environmental testing professionals who help us ensure our properties maintain healthy indoor environments.
Testing, assessment and remediation are separate jobs, and knowing which one you need saves money
Mold testing looks for contamination in walls, crawl spaces, and HVAC systems. A good tester delivers a written report with lab results and a remediation protocol if one is needed.
Learn about testingIndoor air quality assessment including formaldehyde, allergen, and particulate testing. These evaluations show whether a building has a problem worth fixing before tenants and occupants feel it.
Learn about air qualityRemediation is the cleanup: containment, removal, and cleaning, done by a remediation company to industry standards. Verification should come from a separate tester, so the company that did the work is not grading it.
Learn about remediation
Professional mold remediation should follow industry standards established by the IICRC S520 Standard, ensuring proper containment, removal procedures, and post-remediation verification. When we evaluate service partners for our properties, we prioritize those who meet these recognized standards.
Following that standard keeps a project on a documented, checkable path that protects the building and the people in it.
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health publishes indoor air quality guidance, including advice on mold, on its Massachusetts Indoor Air Quality resource page.
With years of property management experience across Massachusetts, we understand the unique environmental challenges that affect our regional properties. New England's humid climate requires proactive mold prevention and regular air quality monitoring.
For the seasonal side of that, we send readers to Purely Green Environmental's spring air quality article at purelygreenenviro.com, because it explains how spring rain and humidity feed mold in basements and crawl spaces, and it comes from a firm that tests homes but does not sell the cleanup.
The order we follow in our own buildings, from assessment through completion
It starts with a detailed discussion of the property's history and concerns, which tells the tester what to sample and where.
An independent tester inspects, takes samples for an accredited lab, and documents the findings and recommendations in a written report.
If remediation is needed, a remediation company does the work to the report's protocol, and the tester comes back for post-remediation testing before anyone calls it finished.
Start with our checklist for comparing testing and remediation estimates.