Renovating properties built before 1978 requires specialized engineering controls and strict regulatory oversight due to the severe health risks of legacy coatings. Federal law mandates precise environmental containment and handling protocols to prevent toxic dust migration and long-term soil contamination. AWP Environmental Services protects your family, workforce, and commercial business from dangerous heavy metal exposure while shielding your company from catastrophic legal liabilities and EPA enforcement fines.
Core Services
Our foundational practices meet and exceed all EPA Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) standards to ensure total job site bio-density management. We execute fully compliant lead-safe renovation projects from initial site assessment through mechanical execution, deploying heavy-duty, high-grade plastic containment barriers that completely isolate active work zones from occupied spaces. Our field technicians specialize in advanced paint stabilization techniques to secure peeling surfaces, which we follow with a multi-stage HEPA vacuuming and wet-wiping protocol to achieve maximum clearance preparation before final third-party safety testing.
Specific Work Types
We execute highly targeted remediation tasks utilizing industry-approved source-reduction methodologies to eliminate structural hazards. Our technicians perform controlled wet scraping to suppress microscopic airborne particulate matter, carefully extract heavily coated window and door components, and strip away contaminated trim and baseboard architectural details. For structural modifications, we manage localized drywall demolition on lead-bearing surfaces, execute exterior remediation on aging siding, apply industrial-grade elastomeric encapsulation polymers to permanently seal stable layers, and utilize shrouded HEPA-filtered sanding systems to capture dust directly at the tool head.
Supporting Services
We provide comprehensive logistical support to safeguard property owners, asset managers, and general contractors throughout the entire project life cycle. Our teams deliver expert pre-renovation site preparation, turning over certified, isolated workspaces to independent trade subcontractors so they can perform electrical or plumbing work without exposure risk. Following structural interventions, we conduct rigorous post-remediation cleaning verifications to guarantee zero toxic residue remains, while systematically managing all legal hazardous waste packaging, manifests, and transport to authorized disposal facilities.
Why Choose AWP Environmental?
We deliver total regulatory peace of mind by adhering strictly to all current EPA, OSHA, and HUD environmental regulations. Our certified mitigation workflows provide ironclad liability protection, insulating general contractors and commercial landlords from devastating federal stop-work orders and financial penalties. Most importantly, we prioritize human health by utilizing scientifically proven engineering controls to ensure toxic lead dust never enters the lungs or bloodstreams of children and families.
