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This week on IAQ Radio we are Hung K. Cheung, MD, MPH, FACOEM, President of Dr. Cheung/ OEM Advisor, LLC. in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Cheung was formerly with Building Health Sciences and was also the Maryland State Medical Director. He is a graduate of Loyola College in Baltimore and received his Medical degree from University of Maryland Medical School. His first residency and board certificatio...

Natural disasters occur globally and with real time cell phone and media coverage seem to occur with greater and greater frequency. Structural resiliency, disaster preparation and response are studied and researched at institutes of higher learning around the world. This week Purdue University in Lafayette, Indiana hosted I3R2 the 10th International Conference of the International Institute for In...

This week on IAQ Radio Alison Johnson, Chair of the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Foundation, will be our guest. We recently did a show with Steve Temes on this issue and he has since joined the board of the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Foundation. He suggested we get Alison on to further discuss the issue and we got it done. Multiple chemical sensitivities are touchy subject for IAQ, disaster re...

This week on IAQ Radio Alison Johnson, Chair of the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Foundation, will be our guest. We recently did a show with Steve Temes on this issue and he has since joined the board of the Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Foundation. He suggested we get Alison on to further discuss the issue and we got it done. Multiple chemical sensitivities are touchy subject for IAQ, disaster re...

Dr. Mason is Vice President of VOC Materials Testing and is responsible for promotion and demonstration of expertise in chamber testing, product emissions, product organic content testing, and indoor air quality (IAQ), providing scientific leadership in these areas. Dr. Mason has 10 plus years of directly related experience with product emissions testing and product content testing for both US and...

This week on IAQ Radio we are going to discuss Indoor environmental quality inspections/investigations/assessments whatever they are called this week and the 2014 Healthy Building Professional Summit at Seven Springs, PA August 20-22. This yearâ??s event builds on the past four events sponsored by IAQ Training Institute, LLC and the Tri-State Restorerâ??s and Specialty Cleaners Association (TRSCA)...

The publication of the AIHA Green Book "Recognition, Evaluation and Control of Indoor Mold" ensured that mold investigation and remediation was recognized as worthy of special recognition in the industrial hygiene community. Our guests for this show were both editors of this important reference. J. David Miller, PhD was educated at the University of New Brunswick (Canada) and the University of Por...

Dr. Charlene Bayer is the Chairman and Chief Science Officer at Hygieia Sciences, founded to commercialize her technology for detecting human diseases from breath and her indoor air quality research. She is a Senior Research Fellow for Materials and Healthy Buildings at USGBC, a member of the USGBC EQ TAG and IAQP pilot credit workgroup, as well as the past Vice Chair of the USGBC Research Committ...

Dr. Charlene Bayer is the Chairman and Chief Science Officer at Hygieia Sciences, founded to commercialize her technology for detecting human diseases from breath and her indoor air quality research. She is a Senior Research Fellow for Materials and Healthy Buildings at USGBC, a member of the USGBC EQ TAG and IAQP pilot credit workgroup, as well as the past Vice Chair of the USGBC Research Committ...

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome Howard Wolf and Mili Washington for a discussion about the two most popular Institute for Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) Standards the S500 and S520. We learned during our recent interview with Mili that both the ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration and the IICRC S520 Standard and Referen...

This week on IAQ Radio we take an in depth look at the new IICRC Journal of Cleaning, Restoration and Inspection and discuss the cover article "The Role of Vapor Pressure and Enthalpy in Wood Drying" with the author Mr. Jerry Blaylock. Joining us along with Mr. Blaylock is the Journal's current Managing Editor John Downey. Mr. Blaylock has been teaching water damage restoration and advanced drying...

Joining us this week on IAQ Radio is Claudia Lezell President of Inspections Too, Inc., an inspection company that specializes in aiding in the diagnosis of floor covering and moisture related failures. Ms Lezell is the crème of the crop when it comes to floor covering inspection and one of the most common issues she and her team of experts deal with is moisture. Claudia leads a team of highly qu...

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome Derik Denis, VP of Indoor Environmental Quality at Clark Seif Clark (CSC) and the 1st Vice President of the Indoor Air Quality Association A twenty year veteran of the Indoor Environmental Quality industry who in 2002 opened CSC's Southwestern office located in Tempe, Arizona. Mr. Denis has marketed, managed, and conducted a variety of assessment, project design,...

Just about every disaster restoration company needs temporary help from time to time. Most don't think much about it until the need arises and that can lead to problems. Pam Weigand has been in the staffing industry since 1989 when she was responsible for staffing contract security for various sites throughout the Greater Pittsburgh area. In 1993, Pam was provided a great opportunity to open a bra...

IICRC Standards Update & ANSI/IICRC S800-2014 Standard & Reference Guide for Professional Inspection of Textile Floorcovering This week we welcome Mili Washington who has been The Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) Standards Director since June 2011. Mile stepped into a tough job and has worked hard to streamline the standards development process and strategy a...

Cleaning Verification Research & Standards - Dr. Haverinen-Shaughnessy is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Health and Wellbeing Environmental Health Department (THL), Kuopio, Finland, a Docent of Engineering, Healthy Buildings, Tampere University of Technology and a Visiting Professor at the University of Tulsa, Oklahoma. She has done extensive research on IAQ, health, dampness, remediatio...

Brian Baker is owner of Custom Vac Limited of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Mr. Baker has been in the HVAC and IAQ industry for almost 40 years and is a huge education advocate. His list of training and certifications is extensive as is his hands on experience in this industry. We got to know Brian through his passion for IAQ Radio and realized he has something special to offer our listeners. Knowledge of H...

As Vice President of Technical Services at Rainbow International Jack White is is responsible for training, technical services and research & development. Mr. White is a 35 year veteran of the cleaning and restoration industry who has worked his way up through the ranks. He holds numerous industry certifications and is an IICRC accredited instructor in Water Damage Restoration, Carpet Cleaning and...

This week on IAQ Radio The Zman and Radio Joe are going to review the year 2013 with highlights from shows, review of key news articles and a discussion of where we see opportunities for 2014. IAQ Radio produced another 41 shows in 2013 and we had some valuable information for our listeners. We started the new year with Eckardt Johanning, M.D. and finished with Tony Wheelright the new IICRC Chairm...

This week on IAQ Radio Tony Wheelwright the new IICRC Chairman joins us to discuss the past present and future at IICRC. Mr. Wheelwright joined the board of directors in 2009. Prior to his retirement, he ran a multi-truck cleaning and inspection service for 36 years. Mr. Wheelwright has been hard at work for several years helping Past Chair Darrell Paulson engineer many of the big changes that hav...

This week we are going to discuss IEQ testing equipment focusing on particle counters and some new odor detection equipment with Tom Grillo of Kanomax USA. Tom Grillo started his career in the IAQ test and measurement industry as National Sales, Marketing, and Technical Service Manager at Airflow Technical Products, Inc. in 1991. He was instrumental in commercializing aspects of ASHRAE110 testing...

Dr. Weyel will summarize the science and knowledge of carbon monoxide over the past one hundred years. The detrimental effects of carbon monoxide are well known but it appears even today there is a great deal of confusion about the effects of carbon monoxide exposure. This week on IAQ Radio we are going to ensure some important information that very few possess and fewer understand is recorded and...

This week on IAQ Radio we are joined by Danny Hunt. Mr. Hunt is the IAQ Training Institute �¢??hands on�¢?? guru for our mold remediation courses. Danny has a very long history of contracting, consulting and training with respect to environmental safety and health issues. He started his career as an asbestos consultant and contractor in the mid 80s and has been in management or ownership of se...