Betty Sternberg says: Air quality tests revealed no mold in the air, and no health problems have been reported by students. However, the workers that demoloshed the walls and carted off the evidence wore protective suits and resporators.
Architect: Design wasn't followed
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer
A vapor barrier appears to have been placed in the wrong position in the walls of the Hamilton Avenue School modular buildings, creating a breeding ground for mold, according to an architect hired by the school district to inspect the site.
"It looks like whatever they built in the factory used a different system than what was used in the drawing," said Southport-based architect John Brice, who inspected the modular buildings yesterday and compared what he found with design drawings of the structures.
A vapor barrier is designed to seal out moisture and keep condensation from forming and mold from growing. In cold-climate states, it is usually installed on the interior side of insulation, while in hot and humid areas, the barrier is placed on the exterior side, architects said.
While the manufacturer submitted drawings showing the barrier placed in the correct position, Brice found material, which appeared to be a type of vapor barrier, in the wrong position.....
But he can't be sure because his employer (The Greenwich School System) demoed the walls and carted away the evidence.
....(Greenwich Time Article Continues)...Meanwhile, an official from the company that installed the modular buildings is angered that district officials blame the problems on construction, but refuse to talk to him about what they uncovered.
"I'm getting all second-hand information and I wish somebody would contact me," said Bill Carpenter, vice president of the Milford-based Carp Building Structures. "I don't know where to go from here.".....
Would someone please tell
"Poor Old Bill Carpenter"
that Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg and Facilities Director Tony Byrne have been advised not have any contact with any potential scapegoats.
Why doesn't
"Poor Old Bill Carpenter"
realize that he will most likely be blamed for all these unfortunate events and provide school administrators with a way of distracting attention from the real causes of this
school administration disaster.
...(Greenwich Time Article Continues)... Bill Carpenter said he was involved with installing the prefabricated modular buildings in Greenwich, but that Miller Building Systems built the structures in its Leola, Pa., plant....
Bill needs to wakeup and understand that the Greenwich School Administrators need someone to bear blame for this calamity. Scapegoating is a refined art form in the
Greenwich Public School System.
Greenwich School administrators are experts at holding a person, group of people, or thing responsible for a multitude of problems.
Bill, related concepts about your situation include frameup, patsy, whipping boy and fall guy.
Architect: Design wasn't followed
Greenwich Time - Staff Writer
A vapor barrier appears to have been placed in the wrong position in the walls of the Hamilton Avenue School modular buildings, creating a breeding ground for mold, according to an architect hired by the school district to inspect the site.
"It looks like whatever they built in the factory used a different system than what was used in the drawing," said Southport-based architect John Brice, who inspected the modular buildings yesterday and compared what he found with design drawings of the structures.
A vapor barrier is designed to seal out moisture and keep condensation from forming and mold from growing. In cold-climate states, it is usually installed on the interior side of insulation, while in hot and humid areas, the barrier is placed on the exterior side, architects said.
While the manufacturer submitted drawings showing the barrier placed in the correct position, Brice found material, which appeared to be a type of vapor barrier, in the wrong position.....
But he can't be sure because his employer (The Greenwich School System) demoed the walls and carted away the evidence.
....(Greenwich Time Article Continues)...Meanwhile, an official from the company that installed the modular buildings is angered that district officials blame the problems on construction, but refuse to talk to him about what they uncovered.
"I'm getting all second-hand information and I wish somebody would contact me," said Bill Carpenter, vice president of the Milford-based Carp Building Structures. "I don't know where to go from here.".....
Would someone please tell
"Poor Old Bill Carpenter"
that Superintendent of Schools Betty Sternberg and Facilities Director Tony Byrne have been advised not have any contact with any potential scapegoats.
Why doesn't
"Poor Old Bill Carpenter"
realize that he will most likely be blamed for all these unfortunate events and provide school administrators with a way of distracting attention from the real causes of this
school administration disaster.
...(Greenwich Time Article Continues)... Bill Carpenter said he was involved with installing the prefabricated modular buildings in Greenwich, but that Miller Building Systems built the structures in its Leola, Pa., plant....
Bill needs to wakeup and understand that the Greenwich School Administrators need someone to bear blame for this calamity. Scapegoating is a refined art form in the
Greenwich Public School System.
Greenwich School administrators are experts at holding a person, group of people, or thing responsible for a multitude of problems.
Bill, related concepts about your situation include frameup, patsy, whipping boy and fall guy.
... (Greenwich Time Article Continues)....Building regulations require that an outside inspector be hired to inspect work done at the factory where the modular structures were built. Town records indicate that Carp Building, which was the primary contractor, did submit the necessary special inspection reports, and that these did not indicate any problems.
"I didn't build this building," Carpenter said. "It was bought and we installed it and the installation process is correct....
"I didn't build this building," Carpenter said. "It was bought and we installed it and the installation process is correct....
MORE INFO:
03/05/08 - The Unionized (Teamstewrs) School District Custodial Staff Are Suggesting That There Might Be A School District Coverup At Ham Ave School
03/05/08 - "I don't think they looked into the water problem," Mina Bibeault said. "We've put up with a lot and they've put our kids at risk."
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