Georgetown dorm gets asbestos removal, renovations
The University of Georgetown in Washington, DC, is the nation’s oldest Catholic and Jesuit university, founded in 1798. This means that some of its buildings are quite old, and many were erected, expanded, refurbished or renovated long before the dangers of asbestos were known to the public. For most of the last century, asbestos was added to all kinds of building materials, and it remains in many older buildings across country.
Darnall Hall is one of those buildings, and the University is taking action this summer with an asbestos abatement project to remove floor tiles and mastic putty. The renovation will be completed before the fall school semester, and incoming students will be treated to new carpeting. Signs were posted in the hall to inform residents that the University hired an EPA-certified contractor to perform the work and an industrial hygiene contractor to oversee the process and analyze air samples before and after the abatement to ensure their safety.
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