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One University apartments

Student apartment at One University stripped to the framing with windows during a mold and moisture inspection
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One University, Fairfax, Virginia

Mold and moisture inspections and full oversight of remediation in the final phases of construction of an off-campus student apartment building for George Mason University students.

Client Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Location Fairfax, Virginia Building Student apartments Services Inspections and remediation oversight
The challenge

Leaks late in construction, with move-in coming.

In the final phases of construction, water leaks, including Category 3 water, and mold growth hit the building. Students were due to move in, so the schedule could not slip.

  • Water leaks, including Category 3 losses.
  • Mold growth in the affected areas.
  • A fixed date for student move-in.
Inspector holding a FLIR MR277 moisture meter reading 85 percent on a wet wall after a leak
Moisture reading on a wet wall after a leak
What we did

Inspect, oversee, keep it moving.

1

Inspected

Mold and moisture inspections to find where water and growth were, and how far they went.

2

Oversaw remediation

Full oversight of the remediation work in the affected areas.

3

Held the schedule

Issues were managed as they came up, so the work fit the final phases of construction.

The result

On schedule for student move-in.

Proactive management of the leaks and the remediation kept the project on schedule for student move-in.

  • Remediation overseen from start to finish.
  • Move-in date held.
Air movers drying an apartment after a flood cut, with drywall removed two feet above the floor
Drying after a flood cut
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