Pre-Occupancy and Post-Construction Clearance
Testing between the end of construction or renovation and the day the space is occupied, so the builder, developer or designer can hand over a documented clean building. Priced per unit, per home or per project, and easy to write into your closing checklist.
Disciplines
- Air
- Moisture
- HVAC
- Water
- Not included: Soil
- Not included: Products
From $650 per unitCondo projects of 10 or more units; $1,450 per home
What we do
Scope, per space
- 01
VOC and formaldehyde
Air sampling after finishes have cured and before furniture moves in. - 02
Particulate and construction dust
Checked in every room, including inside supply ducts. - 03
Moisture
A survey of all new wall assemblies, windows and wet areas, to catch construction-phase water that was closed in. - 04
HVAC commissioning check
Filters replaced after construction, coils and ducts clean, condensate lines flowing, humidity setpoints correct. - 05
Water
A sample from the new plumbing: lead, copper, bacteria. - 06
Clearance
A clearance certificate and report for the project file; a re-test at a reduced rate if any item fails.
When things happen
During construction, for larger projects
Framing, dry-in, pre-drywall
Moisture monitoring of the envelope and slab at each of these stages, with a sign-off at each one.
Pre-occupancy
The full clearance scope and certificate.
What you receive
- 01
A clearance certificate and report for the project file.
- 02
A re-test at a reduced rate if any item fails.
- 03
For larger projects, a sign-off at framing, dry-in and pre-drywall.
Price
- Single-family home or large unit
- $1,450
- Condo unit, projects of 10 or more
- $650
- Construction-phase monitoring
- Quoted per project
Who it is for
Custom builders, developers, renovation contractors, interior designers and architects.