Property Owner Concerns
Property Deprecation
Since 84% of the general market is resistant to buying a property with a previous mold history, there have been reports of property deprecations of up to 60%.
Indoor Air Quality
Structures built today are more efficient than ever before. And, according to the EPA, 90% of our time is spent indoors. Current building codes stress efficiency, but fail to deal with the issues of inner-wall condensation that has lead to 1 in 2 structures in the US and Canada having moist conditions suitable to sustain mold growth (per a Harvard University Study).
High Remediation Costs
While remediation has been the traditional method for dealing with mold growth, its high cost (averaging almost $40,000) and failure to guarantee against future growth necessitates mold PREVENTION.
Property Displacement
Mold remediation can take weeks and sometimes months to accomplish. Since insurance companies have protected themselves by instituting mold "exclusions", the property owner is left holding the financial responsibility for temporary housing costs, moving costs, and furniture replacement costs.