At Jefferson Forest High School in Forest, VA, the ultimate school kid's dream came true last spring. The building experienced a severe indoor air quality (IAQ) problem, complete with mold and fungus that prompted school officials to close it and give high school and middle school students an extra three weeks of summer vacation.
But what was a windfall for students proved a daunting challenge for school officials, as they embarked on a fast-track project to solve the problem so they could have the building ready for the start of the next school year.