About Us

Proudly Serving Our Southwest Colorado Community & Surrounding States for 18 Years

Environmental Testing, Consulting, Investigating & Sampling Services

Plateau Environmental is a Professional Engineering/Industrial Hygiene firm providing a unique menu of environmental testing services, typically only offered in the larger cities in the Southwest of Colorado. Services are offered in Durango, Telluride, Ouray, Montrose, Crested Butte, Delta, and everywhere in between. 


Our experience base is formed by over twenty years of building-oriented diagnostics and investigation in structures as diverse as power plants, hospitals, schools, and commercial and residential properties. 


Plateau strives to provide the most cost-effective solutions for the problem at hand. We value your health as we value ours. The place where you live or work should be a source of health and well-being, not a source of discontent and contamination. 

Meet Our Team

Christopher Lakin, P.E.

Chris is our Industrial Hygienist and Consultant providing environmental testing services. Chris holds the following certifications:


  • Registered Professional Engineer, Colorado, California, and NCEES
  • Colorado State and Federally certified Asbestos Building Inspector
  • Colorado State and Federally certified Asbestos Air Monitoring Specialist
  • Colorado State and Federally certified Asbestos Management Planner
  • Colorado State and Federally certified Lead-Based Paint Inspector and Risk Assessor
  • ICC Certified Commercial Building Contractor
  • Certified Thermographer
  • Member National Society of Professional Engineers
  • Member of the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers
  • Voting Member of ASTM, Committee D22 on Air Quality.

Azura Lakin

Azura has been our lead investigator for asbestos, lead and mold surveys, sampling regimes, and reports for 16 years. Azura retains the following certifications: 


  • Colorado State and Federally certified Asbestos Building Inspector
  • Colorado State and Federally certified Asbestos Air Monitoring Specialist
  • Certified Analyst Asbestos Airborne Dust 29 CFR 1926.1001 & 1910.1001

We’re only a phone call away! Call 970-252-1363 and let us know how we can help.

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