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This week on IAQ Radio we are joined by New Jersey resident and founder of QLab, Dr. Wei Tang. Dr. Tang graduated from Cornell University with his Master and Ph. D. degrees in Soil Microbiology. He has conducted numerous research projects in Cornell University Soil Microbiology Laboratory using microorganisms for bio-remediation of environmental organic pollutants. He has also spent over 20 years...

This week while on IAQ Radio, we flashback to Dr. Charles E. Gilbert, an epidemiologist and toxicologist and a Principal of the Epidemiology and Toxicology Institute, LLC. Dr. Gilbert's area of expertise is in occupational and environmental health especially in sensitive subgroups such as children. Dr. Gilbert was a founding member of the Environmental Biology and Public Health Section in the Amer...

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome Steve Temes, founder of Airways Environmental Services located in Red Bank, NJ. Mr. Temes is an indoor environmental health professional that specializes in working with chemically sensitive individuals in New Jersey and New York City. Mr. Temes' undergraduate education was at Rutgers University and his Masters is from Monmouth University he started his career doi...

Chris Watson is a Certified Indoor Environmental Consultant with over 23 years in the restoration and remediation industry. He currently serves as the Principle for Environmental Assessment Group which specializes in Construction defect, moisture management and litigation support with an emphasis on crawl spaces and the indoor environment for chemically sensitive clients. He also serves as the Pri...

Tim Cordle, MBA - President and CEO of ARISTON, LLC. Ariston, LLC provides consulting services to Insurance Carriers and Counsel in conjunction with large property loss insurance claims, provides litigation support and expert witness testimony for counsel in support of construction defect claims, provides project management and owner's representation over sight during restoration, reconstruction a...

Following last weeks interview with Ed Sobek, PhD we started thinking again about emerging issues with respect to bioaerosols inspection and assessment. James A. Scott, PhD CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of Sporometrics in Toronto CA. Dr. Scott shook up the 2012 IAQA Conference with his keynote presentation in Las Vegas titled, "The Past, Present and Future of Indoor Microbiology". The past and...

Dr. Sobek is the Director and President of Assured Bio Labs, an AIHA accredited and CDC ELITE Environmental Microbiology laboratory in Oak Ridge TN. He is a PhD microbiologist with 20 years of laboratory and field experience. He specializes in microbial contamination of the built environment. He is experienced in commercial and residential buildings, health care facilities and manufacturing settin...

Steven LaVelle is a consultant and marketer for restoration companies. He co-authored "Insider Secrets for a Successful Restoration Business" and wrote the books, "197 Ways to Persuade Adjusters (and Others) to Give you the Job," and "The Restoration Book" which has strategies and tactics to get more restoration jobs." His new book, "Get Paid!" has 30 of the leading names in restoration -- includi...

Dina Dwyer-Owens is the chairwoman and chief executive officer of The Dwyer Group. America also knows her for participating in CBS's Emmy-winning hit reality show "Undercover Boss" and the first-ever special episode "Undercover Boss: Epic Bosses." A winner of the 2012 Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Southwest Area North, Dina leads by example and credits a growing team for the...

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This week on IAQ Radio we talk about a subject that can be as tough to pin down as water itself. What is "water activity" and why is it important? We learn the answer today with Brady Carter, Lead Research Scientist for Decagon Devices. Mr. Carter is Lead Research Scientist at Decagon Devices, Inc. He provides scientific, application, and technical support to customers. In addition, he overseas pr...

Dr. Allison Bailes has figured out how to put his PhD in Physics from the University of Florida to its best use. His is the founder of Energy Vanguard and his companies mission is to turn houses into high performance homes. They do this by teaching building science to professionals and homeowners, helping energy raters succeed, designing high-performance heating and air conditioning systems and he...

This week we discuss in further detail Advanced Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) with our Technical Director; Dr. Dietrich Weyel. Last week we laid the foundation with a discussion of toxicology, particle size, aerodynamic equivalent diameter, and where particles deposit in the respiratory track. This week we will get into more detail on the importance of aerodynamic equivalent diameter, how gas...

This week we discuss Advanced Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) with our Technical Director, Dr. Dietrich Weyel. We will start with a general discussion of the Advanced IEQ topics that will be included in the upcoming IAQTI/IAQA Advanced Indoor Environmentalist course and then get into some detail on particle physics and gasses. A good understanding of how particles and gasses behave in indoor en...

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome Richard J. Shaughnessy, PhD, and Bill Sothern,CIH, to discuss the recent ABC news primetime show "The Lookout" segment called Protect Yourself During a Mold Inspection. AIHA's press release here - http://www.aiha.org/about-aiha/Press/PR2013/SPR-13-0530-01_AIHA%20Members%20on%20ABC%20News%20Segment.pdf The show aired on Wednesday May 29th and reported on 7 mold ins...

This week on IAQ Radio we're going to discuss an issue that keeps popping up relating to IAQ - How to evaluate spray foam applications, and remediation issues and answers with Mr. Bernard Bloom. Bernard Bloom has four decades of environmental experience with a balanced government/private sector work history. He is currently president of BSEA, an indoor air quality consulting firm in Silver Spring,...

Author and ASHRAE Past International Pres. Barney Burroughs, CIAQP on IAQ Radio this week. H. E. Barney Burroughs, CIAQQP is a technical consultant in the field of Indoor Environmental Quality and is a recognized expert in Indoor Air Quality and Air Cleaning. He is the primary author of the Burroughs/Hansen "Managing Indoor Air Quality", now in fifth edition and is also co-author of the AEE course...

William B. Rose is Research Architect at the Building Research Council-School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His major field of university research involves water and its effects on buildings. He is the author of "Water in Buildings: an architect's guide to moisture and mold" published in 2005 by Wiley & Sons. This book won the Association for Preservation Techn...

Mr. Otero has been in the Cleaning and Restoration industry for twenty-three years, 13 years in the restoration side and 10 years in the distribution of cleaning and restoration equipment by being employed with Bridgepoint / Interlink Supply. Eleven of those years was with COIT services, one of the most successful worldwide cleaning and restoration franchises. His passion for the restoration indus...

This week while Radio Joe and the Z-man are on the road, we flashback to a show with a true IAQ legend- Dr. Philip Morey. Philip R. Morey received his Ph. D. degree in Biology from Yale University and is certified in the comprehensive practice of industrial hygiene by the American Board of Industrial Hygiene. Dr. Morey has held various teaching positions including Lecturer of Biology at Harvard Un...

Let's hear from the patients. What do they recommend for people having trouble finding MD's to treat their dampness/mold related illness? What do they suggest when it comes to inspections and remediations? What has helped them and how can they help others? We plan to ask Cyndi Sullivan a patient of Irene Grant, MD these questions and more. Cyndi called us after our show with Dr. Grant and asked ab...

What's wrong with the U.S. Housing Industry and How do We Fix it? DOE Chief Architect Sam Rashkin joins IAQ Radio this week to discuss this topic and his book "Retooling the U.S. Housing Industry- How it Got Here, Why it's Broken and How to Fix it?. For Sam housing is personal, it has been his focus for all of his career starting as an architect designing energy smart homes up to his present posit...

Irene Grant, MD, CAC is an Internist and Infectious Disease Specialist, which equips her to recognize and manage challenging medical conditions, especially in those with different types and degrees of weakened immunity. As an Infectious Disease Specialist, Dr. Grant has treated a wide range of pediatric and adult patients with different immune deficiencies, medical conditions and infectious compli...