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HYDROXYL GENERATING TECHNOLOGY “GREEN TECHNOLOGY AT WORK”
Disaster Restoration Case Studies
Costco Case Study Miami, Florida  2008
An electrical short in a flower refrigerator sparked a blaze, igniting pallets of paper products in the middle of the warehouse. The fire alarm inside the Costco at Northeast 145th Street and Biscayne Boulevard went off around 12:30 a.m.   No one was inside the store at the time. It took 75 firefighters 2 hours to extinguish the blaze “There was so much smoke. Our visibility was zero,” said Division Chief Pedro Bas The 140,000 sq ft / 7,000,000 cu ft facility sustained heavy smoke damage
It was forecast store would be closed for up to a month Store would lose ~ $6,000,000 in contents Lose ~ $1,000,000 per day in sales, and damage customer relations –            fire struck a week before Christmas Odorox equipment installed following afternoon (1) MVP 38 (6) XL3 (4) XL4 Contents salvaged and store open for business in 36 hours Equipment continued to run for 48 hours while store was open and business carried on as usual
The Miami Dade Fire Department rushed to the scene early in the morning
Massive amounts of smoke billowed from the entrance
Flower refrigerator                   (source of fire) Flower refrigerator after electrical short sparked paper products above
Entire 60’ x 50’ isle ignited and burned for 2 hours
Extensive news coverage followed the incident
ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators placed strategically throughout the store the following afternoon
nu Numerous generators were required to decontaminate 7,000,000 cu ft in such a short timeframe
Initial efforts were focused at source of fire ODOROX MVP 38
A furniture display was arranged around the ODOROX MVP 38 to allow store to open to the public
Hard wire mounted across the ceiling and dropped to ODOROX Generator clear of the public
ODOROX Generator placed on rolling pallet jack to allow easy movement
ODOROX MVP 38 powered by portable generator
ODOROX Hydroxyl Generator and air mover placed atop isle
Air movers installed atop isles out of site and reach of the public
Air movers angled across both isles to create a giant vortex
Additional ODOROX generators and air movers placed at night after closing
Air movers placed in succession to effectively distribute hydroxyls throughout store
Distribution of hydroxyls by air is critical to complete a job of this size
Air movers placed strategically to chase “pockets” of odor in far corners
Deodorization of pharmacy and its contents
~ 6 million dollars worth  of contents saved
Customers filled the store making purchases while ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators continued to treat the store
Costco Summary 7,000,000 cu ft Costco and all of its contents incurred heavy smoke damage Contents valued at ~ $6,000,000 – believed to be unsalvageable Business interruption ~ $1,000,000 per day  Store projected to be closed for remediation for up to a month ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators installed afternoon following fire Store reopens for business as usual in 36 hours - Contents saved ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators operate and treat facility while public shop Costco saved relationship with its loyal customers Insurance saved huge expense of business interruption and replacement of contents ODOROX ACCOMPLISHED THE “IMPOSSIBLE”
For more information please contact: Hydroxyl Air Solutions Michael McArdle 305.469.8609 michael@odoroxfl.com

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Costco

  • 1. HYDROXYL GENERATING TECHNOLOGY “GREEN TECHNOLOGY AT WORK”
  • 3. Costco Case Study Miami, Florida 2008
  • 4. An electrical short in a flower refrigerator sparked a blaze, igniting pallets of paper products in the middle of the warehouse. The fire alarm inside the Costco at Northeast 145th Street and Biscayne Boulevard went off around 12:30 a.m. No one was inside the store at the time. It took 75 firefighters 2 hours to extinguish the blaze “There was so much smoke. Our visibility was zero,” said Division Chief Pedro Bas The 140,000 sq ft / 7,000,000 cu ft facility sustained heavy smoke damage
  • 5. It was forecast store would be closed for up to a month Store would lose ~ $6,000,000 in contents Lose ~ $1,000,000 per day in sales, and damage customer relations – fire struck a week before Christmas Odorox equipment installed following afternoon (1) MVP 38 (6) XL3 (4) XL4 Contents salvaged and store open for business in 36 hours Equipment continued to run for 48 hours while store was open and business carried on as usual
  • 6. The Miami Dade Fire Department rushed to the scene early in the morning
  • 7. Massive amounts of smoke billowed from the entrance
  • 8. Flower refrigerator (source of fire) Flower refrigerator after electrical short sparked paper products above
  • 9. Entire 60’ x 50’ isle ignited and burned for 2 hours
  • 10. Extensive news coverage followed the incident
  • 11. ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators placed strategically throughout the store the following afternoon
  • 12. nu Numerous generators were required to decontaminate 7,000,000 cu ft in such a short timeframe
  • 13. Initial efforts were focused at source of fire ODOROX MVP 38
  • 14. A furniture display was arranged around the ODOROX MVP 38 to allow store to open to the public
  • 15. Hard wire mounted across the ceiling and dropped to ODOROX Generator clear of the public
  • 16. ODOROX Generator placed on rolling pallet jack to allow easy movement
  • 17. ODOROX MVP 38 powered by portable generator
  • 18. ODOROX Hydroxyl Generator and air mover placed atop isle
  • 19. Air movers installed atop isles out of site and reach of the public
  • 20. Air movers angled across both isles to create a giant vortex
  • 21. Additional ODOROX generators and air movers placed at night after closing
  • 22. Air movers placed in succession to effectively distribute hydroxyls throughout store
  • 23. Distribution of hydroxyls by air is critical to complete a job of this size
  • 24. Air movers placed strategically to chase “pockets” of odor in far corners
  • 25. Deodorization of pharmacy and its contents
  • 26. ~ 6 million dollars worth of contents saved
  • 27. Customers filled the store making purchases while ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators continued to treat the store
  • 28. Costco Summary 7,000,000 cu ft Costco and all of its contents incurred heavy smoke damage Contents valued at ~ $6,000,000 – believed to be unsalvageable Business interruption ~ $1,000,000 per day Store projected to be closed for remediation for up to a month ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators installed afternoon following fire Store reopens for business as usual in 36 hours - Contents saved ODOROX Hydroxyl Generators operate and treat facility while public shop Costco saved relationship with its loyal customers Insurance saved huge expense of business interruption and replacement of contents ODOROX ACCOMPLISHED THE “IMPOSSIBLE”
  • 29. For more information please contact: Hydroxyl Air Solutions Michael McArdle 305.469.8609 michael@odoroxfl.com