Set the survey purpose
The planned decision determines whether the work is screening, management-oriented or intrusive.
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Hazardous building materials
Plan acquisition, maintenance or building work with a clearer understanding of hazardous materials. ACED Miljø surveys accessible areas, coordinates sample analysis and reports where asbestos, PCB and other materials require attention, so the project team can plan the next stage with better information.
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When this service is useful
- Pre-acquisition or asset-management screening
- Refurbishment, maintenance or demolition planning
- Portfolio-wide survey programmes
- Follow-up where records or earlier surveys are incomplete
What we can examine
- Available drawings, building age, alteration history and earlier surveys
- Accessible internal and external materials relevant to the agreed survey type
- Representative samples selected from visually consistent material groups
- Areas that could not be accessed and materials that remain untested
- Management implications and the need for further intrusive work before disturbance
How the assignment develops
Plan access
Occupied areas, roofs, services and restricted spaces are considered before the visit.
Inspect and sample
Accessible materials are assessed and representative samples are taken safely.
Interpret and report
Confirmed results, visually similar untested materials and inaccessible areas are kept distinct.
A survey matched to the planned work
Acquisition, ongoing occupation and planned demolition call for different levels of investigation. We agree the purpose and access plan at the outset, then identify any further opening-up or sampling needed before materials are disturbed.
Relevant project experience
Multi-site asbestos surveys for a commercial property portfolio
Coordinated inspections, sampling and property-level reporting across occupied commercial assets in Denmark.
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Related insight
Asbestos before refurbishment or demolition: survey first and price the work properly
The useful time to find asbestos is while scope, sequence and procurement can still change, not after work has started.
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Send the address, planned use and decision date.
We can review the starting point and suggest a proportionate first step without turning a focused question into an unnecessarily large investigation.
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