IAQ Radio

It's hard to believe that ten years have gone by and IAQ Radio continues to provide education and communication for IAQ, Disaster Restoration and Building Science communities. While preparing for our tenth anniversary we have spent a great deal of time going back through the archives and discussing the fantastic guests we have had over the years. This week for the Ten Year Anniversary Show we plan...

While preparing for our tenth anniversary we have spent a great deal of time going back through the archives and discussing the fantastic guests we have had over the years. One name that stands out is J. David Miller, PhD. Radio Joe saw Dr. Miller speak and spent some time talking to him at the Microbiology of the Built Environment Conference in Boulder CO. His presentation was one that every IAQ,...

This week we are back live with some great clips from ten years of IEQ and building science shows on IAQ Radio. Radio Joe will be playing the clips and commenting live as we gear up for our ten year anniversary show on September 9th. While preparing for that show we wanted to go back and see how things have changed and how much has stayed the same. Radio Joe went into the archives and pulled up so...

Dr Jack A Gilbert earned his Ph. D. from Unilever and Nottingham University, UK in 2002, and received his postdoctoral training at Queens University, Canada. He subsequently returned to the UK in 2005 to Plymouth Marine Laboratory at a senior scientist until his move to Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago in 2010. Dr Gilbert is Group Leader for Microbial Ecology at Argonne Na...

The most recent edition of the IICRC Journal of Cleaning, Restoration & Inspection included two articles about the state of the water damage restoration industry. The article "Concerns over the State of the Water Damage Restoration Industry" by Cliff Zlotnik detailed the history of water damage restoration and provided a fascinating critique of the foundation behind the IICRC Applied Structural Dr...

We are back live with Mark Hernandez, PhD, PE this week on IAQ Radio. Our focus will be the Microbiology of the normal and water damaged built environment. Dr. Mark Hernandez received all his degrees, and did a post-doctoral tenure in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder. After several years of civil engineering practice, he joined the Univers...

Please join us to talk about building science issues with Mr. Andy Ask, PE and Consulting Engineer. Andy has forgotten more about building science than most people know. What is HARM? Why does HVAC so commonly cause IAQ problems? What have been the biggest changes in the field of building science? This week also will include segments with Dr. Dietrich Weyel.

This week we go back to the archives and replay a favorite from 1-15-16 with Max Sherman, PhD. Max is a Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with over 30 years of experience in building physics. He has a Ph. D. in Physics from Berkeley and is an international expert in air leakage, HVAC, indoor air quality, infiltration, moisture, energy efficiency, and related topics. He...

This week IAQ Radio will be flashing back to January 21, 2011 for a show we did with Mark J. Mendell, PhD. of the Lawrence Berkeley Lab and the California Dept. of Health. When looking back at shows to replay this one stood out so we remixed the sound, tweaked a few things and will replay it today. Mark Mendell, Ph. D., is currently a Staff Scientist/Epidemiologist in the Indoor Environment Group...

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome John Lapotaire who just last month became President of the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA). IAQA has had its ups and downs recently and we look forward to hearing from him about the strategic vision for the future. We also want to hear more about his thoughts on Florida's mold licensing program and the state of the IAQ and mold industry in general. John has...

This week we flash back to a tremendous show we did in early 2013 with Janet E. Stout, PhD. Dr. Stout is director of Special Pathogens Laboratory, and a research associate professor at the University of Pittsburgh Swanson School of Engineering in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. A clinical and environmental microbiologist, Dr. Stout is internationally recognized for more than...

This week on IAQ Radio we will be discussing tools of the trade for IAQ and Energy professionals and an interesting comparison of home IAQ monitors. Our guests are Bill Spohn, PE President of TruTech Tools, LTD and Nate Adams of Energy Smart Home Performance. Bill works every day determining which tools of the trade his customers need and Nate is in the field plus has produced a recent paper on ho...

This week IAQ Radio will be flashing back to December 9, 2011 for a show we did with Jean Cox-Ganser, Ph. D. Dr. Cox-Ganser is the Research Team leader for the Field Studies Branch, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies, NIOSH. For the past 15 years she has been a principal investigator for research studies on the respiratory health effects of dampness and mold in office buildings and schools, a...

This week IAQ Radio returns to the Violand Executive Summit to do a live show for the third year in a row. The folks at Violand have lined up a great group of young business owners that are doing big things in the restoration world. We will interview these "Young Guns" and see what is helping them be successful in a tough industry during a difficult time. Join us to LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Rad...

This week Radio Joe is live from beautiful Boulder Colorado and Colorado University at the 5th SLOAN Microbiology of the Built Environment Conference. The conference is a gathering of the leading researchers in the world that study the microbiome of the built environment. A diverse group of scientists from around the world have been meeting for the past five years to present their findings and col...

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome two industry veterans to discuss their take on how restoration claims management should be be handled, how the revised IICRC S500 fits in, when and how projects go legal and more. Howard Wolf has been involved with the cleaning and restoration industries since 1984. He has worked his way through a series of progressively more responsible positions in the industry...

This week on IAQ Radio we have a man in the field interview with the facilities coordinator at the Greenville, SC School District. Steve Pascoe has a crew of _ people helping keep the lights on and the IAQ acceptable in over 200 buildings in mixed humid Greenville, SC. Radio Joe is teaching in Greenville at the Greenville Technical College, Buck Mickel Center. Over the years Steve and Joe have wor...

This week we are excited to welcome Dr. Brett C. Singer to IAQ Radio. Dr. Singer is the Staff Scientist and Group Leader of Indoor Environment in the Energy Analysis and Environmental Impacts Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). He is also a Principal Investigator in the Whole Building Systems Group in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Division. Dr. Singer conceives...

This week on IAQ Radio we are going to play Part Two of our interview from the Maine IAQ Council 2015 Northeast IAQ and Energy Conference. Bob Krell of Healthy Indoors Magazine and I interviewed some of the speakers at the event and we have both audio and video recordings to play back for our listeners and readers. The conference was a great success and every year they draw some of the top speaker...

This week on IAQ Radio The Zman and Radio Joe will be discussing and playing back the first half of our interviews from the Maine IAQ Council 2015 Northeast IAQ and Energy Conference. Bob Krell of Healthy Indoors Magazine and Radio Joe interviewed some of the speakers at the event and we have both audio and video recordings to play back for our listeners and readers. The conference was a great suc...

This week we are going to talk mold assessment and remediation with Bill Vaughan, PhD. Over the years Dr. Vaughan has perfected a method for assessing Condition 2 areas in buildings and a method (air polishing) for cleaning the air prior to post remediation verification. He has had great success using and teaching these methods. We look forward to talking in detail today at noon. Dr. William (Bill...

When it comes to homeowner insurance issues Florida is often in the spotlight. Paul Handerhan serves as Vice President of Public Policy for the Florida Association for Insurance Reform. FAIR is a nonprofit association that works with policy makers to bring balanced solutions to the difficult Florida property insurance market. As the association's founder, FAIR has grown from a start-up consumer gr...

David Johnston is president of David Johnston & Co. He has been building custom energy efficient, healthy homes in Maine for more than 35 years. He was building energy efficient homes with a focus on indoor air quality long before it was a mainstream thing to do. In addition to being a builder he teaches building construction trade classes at Central Maine Community College and has served as an ad...

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome back Ken Larsen along with The The Restoration Industries Global Watchdog, Pete Consigli. This week was the Restoration Industry Associations (RIA) 70th Anniversary and Convention in Orlando, Florida. We will recap some key learning points from the event and opine on the state of the industry. Things are very unsettled in the disaster restoration world at the mome...

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome back Greg Long who last joined us way back in 2007. Also joining us is Graeme Marsh the President of Clean and Green HVAC. We are going to discuss HVAC maintenance and cleaning in the 21st century and how it can impact indoor air quality. Greg Long has been helping building owners with IAQ problems and cleaning mechanical systems for over 30 years. He is a Past Pr...