1994 JUL-DEC-HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE

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MASHPEE HIGH SCHOOL BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29 , 1994 TOWN HALL Members Present: Merry Sue Ahlgren , Bill Martiros, Janice Mills, Peter Dinizio, Joe Polito, Steve Greelish , Paul Griffin Also Present: Tom Wren , Ian Aitchison , Bob Fournier, Ed Frenette , Phil Poinelli , Dick Foster, Greg Taylor , Bob Whritenour, Bill Hauck Meeting convened at 4 : 07 p.m. MOHAWK CARPET PRESENTATION Jack Lynch from Mohawk Carpets gave a presentation on carpets to the Committee. First he answered questions about indoor air quality and it' s relationship to carpet. There has been unfavorable publicity about carpeting recently and it is unfair; the carpeting industry has had no opportunity to respond. He presented a newspaper article about 2 cases which went to court on this issue and were settled in favor of the carpet institute. He also presented a pamphlet that explained what should be done to prevent the problem (odor) from occurring . The odor is from the backing material - latex. Testing shows that carpet contributes the least amount of odor in a building . Paint contributes the most. The carpet installer should open the rolls of carpet, when it is delivered, before delivering it to the school building, for at least 24 hours . The ventilation system in the school should be running for 48-72 hours . Mr. Lynch also provided a maintenance manual which Mohawk provides to their clients. Key to successful carpet use is maintenance. If it is vacuumed , stains removed as they occur and cleaned periodically it will be successful . If the school will be doing their own maintenance they will have to invest in equipment: large vacuums for large areas , commercial uprights for smaller area, wand attachments and a pile lifter for heavily trafficked areas. The manual also describes the various maintenance methods. Mr. Lynch presented information on medi guard protection . This product is applied in house during manufacturing of the carpet. It is not in all of their products. It kills bacteria and prevents mold and mildew. It is used in the health care industry. The entire carpet is treated and bacteria then cannot live or grow in that carpet. It is not water soluble so it won 't wash out. Peter explained the middle school addition carpet was wet during July and August. They then had it tested after that for mold spores and there was no increase. The treated carpet was able to handle it. Paul asked about the installer unrolling the carpet before it is brought to the job. There are few places that have the ability to do that. To unroll it then roll it back up , is that realistic? Mr. Lynch said today it is. They need to give the odor a chance to escape. Phil suggested having the carpet in place a longer period of time before the building is occupied is another way to solve that. Bill Martiros asked if outside of noise reduction, are there other 1