Assessments, Testing, Clearance Inspections, and CMDR's
Texas is one of the few states with mold regulations, called TMARR for Texas Mold Assessment and Remediation Regulations. In simple terms, a mold remediation company licensed with Texas cannot perform remediation without a mold assessment and remediation protocol provided by a licensed Mold Assessment Consultant, or MAC. The MAC has to be a third-party, not affiliated with the remediation company. IAQM is dually licensed and can perform both disciplines, but not on the same project.
Mold testing, along with visual investigations identify potential mold and moisture problems. If you have an unexplained illness, you can smell mold, or if you feel better when you’re away from your house, a mold inspection is an investment in the health of your family and your home.
Mold Assessment
A thorough visual and analytical investigation to determine the existence of indoor mold growth, type of mold, and the airborne mold spore concentration. A client interview about past or current moisture intrusions is conducted.
Written Remediation Protocols
The Mold Remediation Protocol, or MRP, provides detailed written instructions and clearance criteria required to be met for a successful remediation project. The MRP is provided to the remediation company to provide bids and they are required to follow them. Once the project is completed, the remediation company prepares a work plan based on the MACs’ protocol. This is provided to the customer a minimum of 1 day prior to the job start. This ensures the remediation company has read and understands the protocol.
Post Remediation Inspection to ensure the clearance criteria has been met
Once the removal is completed according to the protocol, the MAC will return to make sure the remediation company completed all tasks outlined in the Mold Remediation Protocol and perform a Post Mold Remediation Clearance Inspection to ensure that the job has been done right. The return visit includes another visual inspection and testing to verify successful mold remediation or if additional work is required before the project is considered complete.
Certificate of Mold Damage Remediation (CMDR)
When test results show that clearance criteria have been met, we will issue a Certificate of Mold Damage Remediation on the project, either as the MAC or the Mold Remediation Company, depending on what we are hired for.
