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PostPosted: Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:53 am    Post subject: Toxic Mold - Upcoming Seminars Reply with quote

Upcoming courses and seminars on TOXIC MOLD:

Pacific Law and Business Institute is offering a new course, Toxic Mold: Remediation and Litigation, on Sept. 19/06 at UBC Robson Square in Vancouver. Here is an excerpt from the course overview:

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Concerns over indoor air quality have focused public attention on the adverse health effects associated with exposure to mold. Toxic Mold: Remediation & Litigation has been designed to give you the latest information on discovering, assessing, remediating and pursuing claims related to toxic mold infestations. We have gathered a distinguished faculty with extensive experience in dealing with this scourge and its consequences. You can look forward to hearing timely tips, practical solutions, and pre-emptive measures you can take and use in your work.

What You Will Learn:

• What is toxic mold and where does it come from
• What are the adverse health effects associated with mould exposure
• Who is at risk – it’s not just owners of leaky condos
• What are the legal issues related to toxic mold claims
• What does it take to remediate mold infestations
• What are the latest developments in leaky condo / toxic mould litigation
• What insurance solutions are available for toxic mould claims

Who Should Attend:

• Developers
• Building owners and managers
• Tendering authorities
• Construction company managers
• Construction consultants
• Engineers and architects
• Construction, real estate and conveyancing lawyers


All we can say is, FINALLY the B.C. 'billies woke up! The seminar is being chaired by John Singleton, who is leading a new LEAKY CONDO CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT.

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Note: We would be pleased to post links to similar courses and seminars. Please send any we've missed to editor@bccondos.ca
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Pacific Business & Law Institute
Construction Risk Management
Chaired by John Singleton of
Singleton Urquart

Renaissance Vancouver Hotel
Harbourside
Vancouver, B.C.
Feb. 13/08


Key sessions, beginning at 11:15 a.m., include:

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Flood Risks: Analyzing and Managing the Risk
Mathias Jakob of BGC Engineering Inc.
- The traditional flood hazard approach and what's wrong with it (emphasis added)
- The fallacy of frequency analyses
- How to quantify consequences: Chilliwack, BC and Canada
- The mega flood and losses as a percentage of Canadian GDP
- The big picture: Where do we go from here?


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Land Slippage: Dealing with the Risks
Nigel Skermer of Kerr Wood Associates Ltd.
- Landslide phenomena - examples
- Methods of investigation - subsurface and surface reconnaisance slope monitoring
- Establishing the level of landslide hazard and risk
- Methods of mitigation and managing the risk


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From Sick Buildings to State-of-the-Art Sustainable Buildings
Elia Sterling of Theodor Sterling Associates Ltd.
- Indoor air quality
- Mold and moisture issues
- Pro-active programs for IAQ
- Innovative web-based solutions
- IAQ opportunities and challenges for green standards
and certifications.


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Mold litigation update: See CGL Policies and Leaky Condos, New Directions to Old Problems, by Andrew N. Epstein and Gurprit Gill of Singleton Urquart


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