The New Texas Mold Rules
State's attempt to rein in unregulated consultants and remediators impacts commercial building owners too!

About the Author

photo-1Travis West is the president of BAQ Inc., an engineering consulting firm located in The Woodlands, Texas. He can be reached at 281-448-1100 or by email at [email protected].

If you would like to receive a complete copy of the Texas Mold Assessment and Remediation Rules in PDF, you will find them posted on BAQ's Web site at http://www.baq1.com/txmold.pdf.

Concerns about mold in commercial buildings in Texas have been on the rise for several years and although the biology and science that explain its existence haven't changed (for thousands of years) the public's perception of mold …