www.askthecharlotteinspector.com Recently high levels of Radon had been found in Latta Pavillion in Dilworth. They have since installed a Radon Mitigation system. Please see the excerpt from the Charlotte Business Journal below. For mor information about Radon pleas go to http Watch the vidio to see the results of the Radon test performed the first week in May 2009. In the written statement, the association says it's working with Grubb and Rodgers Builders to find a solution. So far, the focus is on installing fans that would funnel the gas out of the building. The cost: 00 per unit, or .3 million. Grubb pledges that tenants won't bear any of the expense, but it's not clear who will. Grubb believes a faulty ventilation system designed by FMK is the cause of the radon problems. Not so fast, says Allan McGuire, managing principal at the architectural firm. He says his company designed Latta Pavilion to meet the Charlotte-Mecklenburg building codes, and it was constructed accordingly. "Nothing is unique about the Latta Pavilion system that would allow it to contain radon over other systems we have done." Fong says he's unaware of any similar problem in a building in Charlotte. He's seen a few cases of high readings in buildings in Gastonia and Cherryville where soil conditions are more conducive to creating radon emissions. McGuire says Grubb is ultimately responsible for delivering a safe building. Rodgers Builders executives did not return calls. "It's a weird ...
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