Source: https://www.pennlive.com, September 8, 2018 Mold has once again disrupted the start of school at assorted Harrisburg region schools. The unusually wet, humid weather — ideal for mold — is the main reason for the outbreaks. But it’s also likely greater awareness and concern about mold has fueled the decisions to shut down classrooms and […]

Source: http://www.fox29.com, September 17, 2018 Students at Upper Perkiomen High School will be heading back to class Monday after the school was closed last week due to mold issues. The school operated on a two-hour delay Monday morning to allow teachers time to prepare their classrooms after the time off. As reported on the school’s […]

Source: http://www.unionleader.com, September 9, 2018 By: Paul Feely Two Massachusetts women who say they contracted Legionnaires’ Disease after staying at The Sands Resort in August have filed a lawsuit against the hotel and its principals. The lawsuit was filed Friday in Rockingham County Superior Court by Attorney Emile R. Bussiere, Jr., of Manchester on behalf […]

Source: https://www.nj.com, September 7, 2018 By: Allison Pries Students at North Brunswick High School were sent home early Friday after mold was discovered in a wing of the sprawling school. The district conducted air quality tests after an HVAC unit broke and was rush repaired overnight, Superintendent Brian Zychowski said. “Because of what we’re seeing at […]

Source: https://www.asumag.com, September 10, 2018 By: Mike Kennedy Upper Perkiomen High School in Pennsburg, Pa., will be closed while workers clean the building an doverhaul the HVAC system. A high school in Pennsylvania will be closed for the entire week because of mold contamination. Upper Perkiomen High School in Pennsburg, Pa., will be closed from Sept. 10 through Sept. 14, Upper Perkiomen District […]

Source: https://www.law.com, July 24, 2018 By: Steven A. Meyerowitz, Esq., Director, FC&S Legal This story is reprinted with permission from FC&S Legal, the industry’s only comprehensive digital resource designed for insurance coverage law professionals. Visit the website to subscribe. A federal district court in Florida has ruled that a pollution exclusion in an insurance policy issued to […]

Source: https://www.msn.com, September 7, 2018 By: Aria Bendix At 58 stories and 645 feet high, the luxury Millennium Tower is the tallest concrete structure in San Francisco. It’s also one of the most unstable. On Saturday, an apartment owner detected a large fissure in his window on the high-rise’s 36th floor, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. Earlier that […]

Source: https://www.lexology.com, August 30, 2018 By: Michael S. Levine and Latosha M. Ellis, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP In a victory for policyholders, and an honorable mention for Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, a federal judge in Virginia ruled that the dispersal of concrete dust that damaged inventory stored in an aircraft part distributor’s warehouse was a pollutant, as defined by […]

Source: The Boston Globe, September 4, 2018 Posted on: http://www.advisen.com One day after state health officials said that nine people who had stayed at the Sands Resort since July had contracted Legionnaires’ disease, the hotel remained open Monday with its neon “no vacancy” sign lit, and several guests said hotel staff had not informed them […]

Source: https://www.jerseyshoreonline.com, August 30, 2018 By: Jennifer Peacock Families packed the Lakehurst Community Center Wednesday for updates on how mold growth will impact this school year. School will start Sept. 6, as planned. It will not start at Lakehurst Elementary School on Union Avenue. The Lakehurst Board of Education and Superintendent Loren Fuhring, along with […]

Source: https://www.enr.com, August 30, 2018 By: Jeff Yoders UPDATE: Worker’s torch set off methane explosion The roof of the sludge concentration building at Chicago’s Calumet Water Reclamation Plant collapsed after an explosion Aug. 30 around 11 a.m. Ten people were hurt and successfully evacuated to area hospitals for treatment by the Chicago Fire Dept. The […]

Source: https://www.newcivilengineer.com, August 28, 2018 By: Emily Ashwell Consultants which have worked on buildings with cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower are being refused professional indemnity insurance for some of their projects, New Civil Engineer can reveal. Insurers are asking some to review 12 years worth of these projects and identify the risk posed by […]