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NEW PROCEDURE USED ON MAJOR ASBESTOS HAZARD A New Orleans Developer Stumbled on Asbestos--Then Abated the Problem With Such Skill and Imagination That the Project Attracted Praise from State Environmental Officials hen New Orleans real estate developer Gordon Kolb purchased an aban doned warehouse com plex near the Mississippi River, he planned to demolish the structure and build a retail center on the side. What Kolb hadn't planned on was under taking one of the largest asbestos abatement projects ever attempted in the New Orleans area, a project for which he would later gamer praise from state environmental officials. The building, once the home of a National Gypsum factory, had until last year been used by International Budding Products, Inc., to manufac ture asbestos cement and transite, a siding material composed of asbestos cement. Kolb knew that some asbes tos would have to be removed before demolition could get underway. But no one had warned him of the extent of the problem. Developer Gordon Kolb (standing) earned high marks/or his cooperation with City Estate Environ mental Officials. Here Kolb speaks to a group qf offi cials including (clockwise from Kolb) Bob Kigferle (In sulation Technologies), Eddie Jackson (Lanier & Asso.), Dr. Shau Nong Chang (Lanier & Asso.), Bill Davis (La. DEQ), Cliff Channey (La DEQ), Lloyd H. Gaulreavx (Insulation Tech nologies), Mike Andry (N.O. Dept, of Health), Dr. Oscar Medrano (N.O. Dept, of Health), E. Kingsley Ikhinmwin (N.O. Dept, of Health), E. Sorrell ljanier (Lanier & Asso.), Stan Middleton (Gordon Kolb & Asso.) 20 ASBESTOS ABATEMENT MARCH/APRIL 1987 GLEASON-OO1141