By Bob Krell — Having just come off the road from a few of this year’s national industry events, the topic of mold testing came up multiple times—as usual. Many people vocalized their opinions on the pros and cons of the various sampling and analysis methodologies currently being used. Spore traps and mycotoxins got their
By Allison Bailes III, Ph.D. — The DIY box fan air cleaner known as the Corsi-Rosenthal Box (or the Comparetto Cube, in a slight variation) has really taken off in the fight against COVID. I wrote about it here in September 2020, with instructions on how to make one yourself after I made my first
By Carl Grimes — My last opinion column was in IE Connections about eight years ago, relating my embarrassingly rookie-like mistakes with an evil crawlspace. Although my writing stopped, I didn’t stop my activities in the IEQ industry. Times change, as have my focus that started with an eye-opening twist when I was sued. Before
By Jeffrey C. May– I’ve worked with many clients who spent thousands of dollars unnecessarily. In one situation, a woman was told that her basement was full of mold growth and that she should immediately move out of her house. She was given an estimate of about $3,000 to “de-mold” her basement. She moved into
Indoor Environments Show Live stream on August 27, 2021 – 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT (UTC-4) https://global.healthyindoors.com/c/indoor-environments/episode-3 Our third installment will feature researchers Charles Weschler and Glenn Morrison for a unique look at how occupants themselves affect our indoor environments. About the Program Indoor Environments: Global Research to Action is a new video show
The Healthy Schools Network is sponsoring a webinar this Thursday August 12th at 3:00 PM EDT (UTC -4) that will live stream simulcast on the Healthy Indoors Online Global Community. You can watch live during the event, or catch the recording after at: https://global.healthyindoors.com/c/school-iaq/schools-energy-savings-and-healthy-indoors-air Back to School Day of Action: Clean Air in Every School
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers’ (CIBSE) offers a download page for their latest information on COVID-19 recommendations. Emerging from lock down is a series of documents available as free downloads below. These currently cover: Ventilation Air cleaning technologies (and Relative Exposure Index Calculator). Safely re-occupying buildings Recommissioning of lifts and escalators post lock
Healthy Indoors LIVE Show on July 29, 2021 with guest, Carl Grimes. The terrain of IAQ has not improved. If anything, it’s even more confusing and riskier for the clients. The necessity of guardrails is greater than ever. The need for parachutes is beginning. We discussed IAQ/IEQ from both the commercial/residential client’s perspective, as well
Our second installment of our new #ISIAQ – #IEQ_GA monthly show will feature Dr. David Krause for a discussion about how the quality of water may be adversely affecting our indoor environments. Watch the live stream from 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT (UTC -4) on Monday July 26, 2021 or video/podcast after at: https://global.healthyindoors.com/c/indoor-environments/indoor-environments-episode-2
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Given there is still a major focus on disinfection in the current environment, how and where do probiotic cleaners fit in?How is sanitizing and disinfection a 2-step process, and where can probiotic cleaners help disinfectants work better? That’s the topic on this week’s Healthy Indoors LIVE Show with our guest, Graeme Marsh. Watch the live
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