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BBJ Environmental Solutions, Inc. Announces Major Breakthrough Technology With Clean in Place System

Tampa, November 28, 2001

BBJ Environmental Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce a major breakthrough technology, the Clean in Place or CIP system. This is an automated device that can be installed on any HVAC system to keep it in a clean, like new condition. During normal operation, dust, insect parts, animal dander and other particulates carried in the air deposit on surfaces within air-conditioning units. The bacteria and mold spores deposited along with these particles grows and soon a thick coating forms that restricts airflow, interferes with heat transfer efficiency and amplified to levels that release pollution into the air that is returned to occupied spaces. This is a major cause of poor indoor air quality along with all its unpleasant impacts.

Until now, the only way to deal with that contamination buildup has been regular cleaning and maintenance by a service technician. Even where a system is serviced once or twice a year, such contamination builds up between visits and slowly degrades system operation and air quality. In many cases the system is not cleaned during a maintenance visit because the contaminated parts are not accessible or the system is located in an attic or crawl space where the needed tools and materials cannot be brought in. Thus, even routine technician visits do not guarantee a clean system. Where a CIP system is installed, periodic access is not needed. While BBJ has successfully introduced this year, through several HVAC wholesale distributors, its line of Indoor Air Quality ("IAQ") products that help keep systems clean between treatments, the introduction of the CIP system will allow the technician and homeowner to save time and money by simply replacing the BBJ concentration containers once a year.

BBJ is currently producing a number of prototypes of the device, which will be placed with key contractors and distributors as well as OEM equipment manufacturers who have expressed interest in carrying the system. The production model of the CIP system will be introduced to the industry at the International Air-Conditioning Heating and Refrigeration Exposition in Atlantic City January 14, 15, and 16, 2001. The AHR is held in conjunction with the winter meeting of ASHRAE and is the largest industry trade show in the world. Industry interest in CIP is running high based on the initial working model that was constructed for developmental testing at the BBJ facility.

The CIP system is currently in a patent pending status in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. A contractor can install it on a new system or an existing system. This device cleans and treats the air handler cooling coil, keeping the system in like new condition and eliminating the mold and bacterial growth and other fouling that normally accumulates during operation. Systems maintained in this manner will operate more economically, last longer, and provide cleaner and healthier air to the conditioned spaces in the home or business where installed.

"This device is an advantage to the contractor in that it automates a difficult and messy task that many technicians avoid doing yet is vitally important to customer satisfaction and improved IAQ," stated BBJ Environmental Solutions' Chairman and CEO Bob Baker. "In addition to the revenues BBJ will receive from initial sale of a device, we will realize ongoing revenue and the opportunity for repeat sales by providing annual replacement of the consumable fluids used in the CIP device. The device is designed to use BBJ products", Bob Baker added.

The market for CIP is sizeable, with over 50 million air-conditioned homes in the United States. The service life for an air conditioning unit is between ten and twenty years. Thus, at least 3.3 million units are sold annually in the replacement market. Many homes have more than one unit plus many smaller commercial buildings use home size equipment. New housing units being built today are almost universally equipped with air conditioning plus annually many units are added to buildings not previously air conditioned. The total of the above results in an annual sales level of over 5 million new units. We expect that within five years, we will provide a CIP system for at least one out of every ten new units sold. We also expect that one out of every 100 existing systems will be retrofitted for a CIP system. The CIP technology has even more exciting possibilities, however. The second-generation units will be sized for very large commercial applications and will interface with the computerized control systems normally utilized in large buildings. These will sell for roughly double the residential units and each building will utilize one of the units for each air handler.

CIP is an ideal option for those concerned about their indoor environment. During the past fifteen years there has been increasing concern about the quality and health impacts of our indoor environments. EPA has identified indoor environmental quality as the "Most serious environmental problem". Concern about the problem has become so great that it is a major concern related to health and well-being. A recent study revealed that home owners are not only concerned about the indoor environment, a majority are prepared to allocate a part of their budget to improving their indoor environment. Over 80% of the indoor air quality (IAQ) investigations conducted during the past ten years have included findings that the HVAC system air handling components are fouled with dirt, fibers, mold and bacterial growth. This finding flies in the face of assertions by most building owners that the coils and other air conditioning system components are cleaned yearly or more often. It is generally believed that these commercial systems are better maintained than home systems because routine maintenance is part of the operational procedures in place at most commercial properties while homes are less likely to have periodic maintenance routines. Although few actual IAQ investigations are done in private residences, existing documentation confirms that few if any homes have clean systems. Cleanliness is so important because all air circulated in a building passes through the air handler portion of the system. If the components in the air handler are covered with gross filth, part of that contamination will be picked up in the air stream and carried to occupants. The impacts on health, comfort and well being are obvious. This is a major problem that has been written extensively about in the industry literature during the past several years.

BBJ Environmental Solutions, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets products that eliminate air contamination in heating, ventilating, air-conditioning and refrigeration systems anywhere they are used (health care facilities, office buildings, residential homes, schools, governmental facilities, transportation vehicles, food plants, etc.). BBJ products are sold through private label partners, wholesalers and HVAC contractors who provide service across the U.S. All BBJ products are environmentally friendly, easy to use and biodegradable. To learn more on how you can improve the healthfulness of your environment, safeguard yourself and your family from the hazards of indoor air pollution and enjoy the benefits from reduced energy bills, please find additional information at www.bbjenviro.com.

The statements contained in this press release that are not historical may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current views with respect to future events, but are subject to many risks and uncertainties, which could cause the actual results to differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include: the Company's ability to market its products; the Company's ability to obtain additional funding; and the Company's ability to obtain regulatory approvals on new products. More information about these and other risks and uncertainties can be found in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000 and the Company's Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30, 2001, which is filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. The Company does not undertake to update forward-looking statements.



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