Healthy Building Science

  • HOME
  • Who We Are
    • Meet The Team
    • Position Statements
      • Healthy Paints & Coatings
      • Damp Buildings & Mold Testing
      • Water Filtration for All Building Types
    • Qualifications and Partnerships
  • What We Do
    • Residential Services
    • Environmental Testing
      • Cleaning, Verification & Coronavirus Testing
      • Air Quality Testing
      • Water Quality Testing
      • Soil Testing
      • Asbestos Testing
      • Mold Testing
      • Lead Testing
      • EMF Testing – RF Testing
      • LEED IAQ Testing
      • Silica Air Testing (OSHA)
      • Compliance Testing USP 797
    • Healthy Building Inspections
      • Cleaning, Verification & Coronavirus Testing
      • Air Quality Inspection
      • Asbestos Survey
      • Lead Inspection
      • Moisture and Mold Inspection
    • Industrial Hygiene and Compliance Testing
      • Cleaning, Verification & Coronavirus Testing
    • General Contractor
    • Process and FAQs
      • Architect FAQs
      • Building Owner FAQs
      • Property Manager FAQs
      • Human Resource Managers FAQ’s
  • Case Studies
    • Commercial – Industrial
    • Residential
    • School and Health Care Facilities
  • Blog
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Environmental Testing
  • Archive from category "Environmental Testing"
  • Page 3
September 27, 2023

Category: Environmental Testing

Dirty Electricity from LEDs

Monday, 05 June 2017 by healthybuilding
Dirty Electricity from LEDs People interested high fidelity sound systems or low-EMF environments want to minimize electromagnetic interference (AKA: EMI, High-Voltage Transients, Electrical Noise, and Dirty Electricity) from lighting systems. Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) – the curly pig tail variety with some mercury in them – are notoriously “dirty” and create significant EMI (Electromagnetic Interference).
Electromagnetic Radiation (EMF)
Read more
  • Published in Environmental Testing, Green Building Consulting, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
3 Comments

IAQ Issues LEED Building San Francisco – Part Two

Wednesday, 25 January 2017 by healthybuilding
IAQ Issues LEED Building – Part Two As a healthy building inspector and industrial hygienist, I have performed several pre-occupancy IEQ tests to the LEED standard and specifically for LEED certification. I am familiar with both the testing and flush out options and IAQ issues related LEED Building certification. The flush out option is most
Read more
  • Published in Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
No Comments

IAQ Issues in a LEED Building – Part One

Thursday, 29 December 2016 by healthybuilding
Air Quality Problems in the EPA’s San Francisco LEED EBOM Building IAQ Issues in a LEED Building Part ONE At the end of February 2016, NBC ran a segment investigating whether the EPA Region 9 building, at 75 Hawthorne Street in downtown San Francisco, was a Sick Building. All answers pointed to yes. In the
Read more
  • Published in Environmental Testing, Green Building Consulting
No Comments

House Plants Reduce VOCs and Create Healthier Environments

Friday, 18 November 2016 by healthybuilding
House Plants Can Contribute to Healthier Indoor Environments We spend about 90% of our time indoors. While inside, we are exposed to a variety of indoor air pollutants. Reducing or removing these pollutants and creating an optimal indoor environment is important to our health and well-being. House plants reduce VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and are
Read more
  • Published in Environmental Testing, Green Building Consulting, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
No Comments

Well Building Standard Certification for Occupant Health

Wednesday, 26 October 2016 by healthybuilding
WELL BUILDING STANDARD – How to apply it to any project There is a new green certification in town. It is called the WELL Building Standard and it targets the ways in which buildings can enhance occupant health. Indicative of the increasing emphasis on how work areas are designed (i.e., Google, Facebook, Air Bnb, LinkedIn),
Read more
  • Published in Environmental Testing, Green Building Consulting
No Comments

LEEDv4 IAQ Testing – New Credit Highlights for IEQ

Wednesday, 12 October 2016 by healthybuilding
LEEDv4 IAQ Testing Requirements Industrial hygienists across the US have been watching the USGBC as they’ve updated the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Testing Credit for Post-Construction. LEEDv4 IAQ Testing requirements have changed since LEEDv2009. Many health and healthy building advocates hoped they would lower the allowable levels of formaldehyde, but due to industry uproar that did
Environmental TestingIndoor Air QualityIndustrial Hygiene
Read more
  • Published in Environmental Testing, Green Building Consulting
1 Comment

Indoor Air Pollution Near Busy Roads

Wednesday, 07 September 2016 by healthybuilding
Indoor Air Pollution Near Busy Roads Freeways and other busy roads are sources of elevated auto emissions and indoor air pollution. These emissions can be harmful to human health for both people on the roads and people working, walking, and living nearby. Nearly 20% of the United States population lives near a high volume road,
Environmental TestingHealthy Building ConsultingIndoor Air Quality
Read more
  • Published in Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
No Comments

Top 10 Tips to Look for Water Damage and Mold in Buildings

Wednesday, 30 December 2015 by healthybuilding
Top 10 Tips to Look for Water Damage and Mold in Buildings Every year the rains return, soil dampens, leaks pop up, and mold in buildings becomes much more prevalent than during dry times. This winter’s forecast “El Niño” may bring more rain and possible flooding than California has seen in a decade. Many of
Healthy Building ConsultingIndoor Air QualityMold Testing
Read more
  • Published in Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
No Comments

Sick Building Syndrome and Building Related Illness

Friday, 02 October 2015 by healthybuilding
Sick Building Syndrome
Sick Building Syndrome and Building Related Illness What is the Difference? Sick Building Syndrome and Building Related Illness are two distinct diagnoses. People often use the term “sick building” when referring to a property, but buildings don’t get sick – people do. I believe if there are numerous people suffering from Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) it’s okay to
Building Material TestingBuilding Related IllnessBuilding ScienceSick Building Syndrome
Read more
  • Published in Environmental Consulting, Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
2 Comments

5 Ways Property Managers Limit Risk From Environmental Claims

Tuesday, 11 August 2015 by healthybuilding
Property Managers Limit RiskProperty Managers Limit Risk
5 Ways Property Managers Limit Risk From Environmental Claims A property manager is often stuck between a rock and a hard place. Environmental claims are common pitfalls that cause even the best property managers to wind up on the wrong side of the bench in a courtroom. Here are several tried and proven ways property managers
Healthy Building MaterialsIndoor Air QualityIndustrial Hygiene
Read more
  • Published in Business, Environmental Testing, Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
No Comments
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Who is Healthy Building Science?

We are an environmental consulting firm based in the San Francisco Bay Area, a group of scientists working to make your indoor spaces healthier. We test your building or property to find harmful pollutants.
Healthy Building Science

Environmental Testing Services at HBS

  • Air Quality Testing
  • Water Quality Testing
  • Soil Testing
  • Asbestos Testing
  • Lead Testing
  • Mold Testing
  • RF Testing – EMF Testing
  • LEED IAQ Testing
  • Silica Air Testing (OSHA)
  • Compliance Testing USP 797
  • Environmental Testing
  • Industrial Hygiene and Compliance
  • Cleaning, Verification & Coronavirus Testing

Search HBS Blogs

Blog Categories

Archives

Sign up for our Quarterly newsletter

Subscribe to our e-mail newsletter to receive helpful updates and articles from Healthy Building Science.
SIGN UP FOR OUR QUARTERLY NEWSLETTERR

We value your privacy.
Your email is never shared or sold.

Sustainable Business Certifications

California Green Business Network

Get in Touch

To speak directly with someone;
Call (415) 785-7986

Email: [email protected]

Or click the button below, tell us a little about your project and let our environmental consultants help you create a healthier building.

New Project Inquiry

Latest From Our Blog

  • Unveiling the Hidden Threat: Legionella and Legionnaires’ Disease

    Welcome to another enlightening blog post from ...
  • The Benefits of Building Green in Sonoma & Marin County

    Green building refers to designing and construc...
  • Say Goodbye to High Energy Bills: The Top Insulation Picks for Homes & Buildings in San Francisco Bay Area

     1. Fiberglass 2. Spray Foam       3. Blow in B...

Blog Categories

  • Business
  • Environmental Consulting
  • Environmental Testing
    • Water Testing
  • Green Building Consulting
  • Healthy Building Inspections & Testing
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • News

Locations

Mailing Address:
369-B Third St. # 521
San Rafael, CA 94901

San Francisco
201 Spear St, Suite 1100, #3226
San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone: (415) 785-7986

Email: [email protected]

  • GET SOCIAL
Healthy Building Science

© 2022 Healthy Building Science. All rights reserved.

TOP