Designation:E2418–06StandardGuideforReadilyObservableMoldandConditionsConducivetoMoldinCommercialBuildings:BaselineSurveyProcess1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationE2418;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(e)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Purpose—Thepurposeofthisguide2istodefinegoodcommercialandcustomarypracticeintheUnitedStatesofAmericaforconductingabaselinesurveyforreadilyobserv-ablemoldandconditionsconducivetomoldinacommercialbuildingrelatedtoacommercialrealestatetransactionbyconducting:awalk-throughsurvey,documentreviews,andinterviewsasoutlinedwithinthisguide.Thisguideisintendedtoidentifyobservablemoldandphysicaldeficienciescondu-civetomoldasaresultofmoistureandwaterinfiltrationthroughthecommercialbuilding’senvelopeorsubstructure,orgeneratedwithinthebuildingasaresultofprocessesormechanicalsystems,excludingdeminimisobservablemoldandphysicaldeficienciesconducivetomold.Thisguideistoallowausertoassessthepotentialneedforfurtherassessmentorotheractionsthatmaybeappropriatethatarebeyondthescopeofthisguide.Forpurposesofthisguide,theacronym“BSP”or“BaselineSurveyProcess”isusedinterchangeablywiththisguide’sfulltitle.1.2PurposeLimitations—WhileaBSPmaybeusedtosurveyforreadilyidentifiablemoldandphysicaldeficienciesconducivetomold,theBSPisnotdesignedtoserveascomprehensivesurveyforthepresenceofobservablemoldandphysicaldeficienciesconducivetomoldinallormostareasinacommercialbuilding.Itisnotintendedtoreducetheriskofthepresenceofobservablemoldandphysicaldeficienciesconducivetomoldnorisittoeliminatetheriskthatobservablemoldandphysicaldeficienciesconducivetomoldmayposetothebuildingoritsoccupants.1.3ConsiderationsBeyondThisScope—Theuseofthisguideisstrictlylimitedtothescopesetforthinthissection.Section13ofthisguideidentifies,forinformationalpurposes,certainphysicalcondit...
