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The Latest News...
Word on the Street
AIHA AND IAQA OPPOSE USE OF ‘IEP’ IN S520 - The American Industrial
Hygiene Association and Indoor Air Quality Association have gone on the record as having formally challenged the inclusion
of the term “indoor environmental professional” within the mold standard proposed for approval by the American
National Standards Organization.
Groups Propose Clarity on HVAC System Maintenance
Seeking to resolve inconsistencies in the ways HVAC systems in commercial facilities
are maintained, volunteers from two industry standards-writing organizations have outlined procedures they believe would provide
uniformity in this area. A public review began Sept. 22 for Standard 180, “Standard Practice for Inspection and Maintenance
of Commercial Building HVAC Systems,” written over the past year by a committee of volunteers from the Air Conditioning
Contractors of America and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
Manufacturer Lodges Ethics Complaint with IICRC
Hundreds of people in the water damage restoration and IAQ industries in mid September received an unsolicited
e-mail from TheRestorationForum.com, an online discussion place for water and fire damage restorers. The e-mail directed recipients
to view a draft complaint to the IICRC Ethics Committee prepared by Charles Cressy, president of Water Out Drying Corp.
EEF Continues to Dispute with EPA over Contract
The IAQ organization that was publicly rebuked by the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency last December continues to differ with the agency on the successful completion of the organization’s EPA contract
last year.
Ask Dr. Burge: Interpreting Low to Mid Levels of Airborne Fungi
Q. How do I interpret moderate to low levels of airborne fungi considering variability in airborne populations?
A.
This is a perennial problem, and one that is truly solved only by collecting either high-volume samples (producing a long-term
average) or (better) a series of individual samples so that variability over space and time can be estimated. Of course, budgets
generally do not allow for this kind of repetitive sampling. Instead, one must understand the magnitude of possible variability,
the probability that any one sample represents the whole, and make decisions based on a combination of the air sample data
and careful visual inspection.
Portable Air Purifiers for Airborne Infection Control
Public health officials are concerned that infectious diseases are a growing threat
to our nation’s health. After the SARS outbreak of 2003, many lessons were learned about inadequate infection control
and the recognition that the health care community had to improve preparation for any future large-scale epidemic.
Practical Aspects of Measuring Moisture in Buildings
Is the building still wet, or is it dry? If it is wet, where is it wet?
Exactly how dry does masonry
block have to be for you to reinstall gypsum board?
Sooner or later, all investigations of chronic or catastrophic
water damage need quantitative moisture measurements to provide a firm foundation for conclusions and recommendations.
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1-day Electrical for Home Inspectors training in Cleveland, Ohio on December 16, 2006.
3 hours of Illinois state approved continuing education, nearly free, in Addison, IL on December 20, 2006.
NACHI booth at Real Estate Investors Club meeting in Wilmington, North Carolina on January 11, 2007.
Mold course at West Central Florida NACHI Chapter meeting on January 13, 2007.
1-day State approved WDI/WDO course at NJ NACHI in Fairfield, New Jersey on January 17, 2007.
NACHI booth at REALTOR Rally in Indiana on January 25, 2007.
2-day educational event at Western New York NACHI Chapter in Buffalo, NY on January 26-27, 2007.
NACHI booth at the SW Michigan Home & Garden Show on February 9-11, 2007.
1-day Structural for Home Inspectors course in Greenville, South Carolina on February 12, 2007.
1-day HVAC Issues for Home Inspectors with NACHI trainer Kenny Hart in Denver, Colorado on February 15, 2007.
1-day HVAC Issues for Home Inspectors with NACHI trainer Kenny Hart in Seattle, Washington on February 16, 2007.
1-day HVAC Issues for Home Inspectors with NACHI trainer Kenny Hart in Sacramento, California on February 17, 2007.
3-hour State approved radon course at IL State NACHI Chapter, SW IL College, in Belleville, IL on Feb 17, 2007.
1-day Electrical for Home Inspectors course in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 22, 2006.
1-day Electrical for Home Inspectors course in Nashville, Tennessee on Februrary 23, 2006.
1-day Electrical for Home Inspectors course in Kansas City, Missouri on Februrary 24, 2006.
NACHI SC Upstate Chapter has 4 booths at the Greenville Home and Garden Show on March 1-4, 2007.
Home Inspection Conference in Hauppauge, New York on March 22-25, 2007.
Inspection Universe in Olando, Florida in March, 2007.
NACHI booth at Annual Simcoe Spring Home and Cottage Show in Orillia, Ontario in April, 2007.
NACHI booth at Spring Home Show at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA on March 30-April 1, 2007.
NACHI booth at Parkersburg/Wood County Board of REALTORs Expo in West Virginia on April 17, 2007.
NACHI 2007 Convention in Toronto, Canada on May 17-19, 2007.
Other NACHI events in MN, WI, FL, KY, AK, HI, Canada, Singapore, Germany, Korea and elsewhere.
What's New in the inspection industry
Debbie Eble
Windmill Advertising Group
(954) 385-1350
December 8, 2006
PRO-LAB UNDERWRITES NACHI TV
(Denver, CO) - Tired of surfing boring websites?
Soon you will be able to tune into NACHI.TV, the home inspection industry's on-demand webcast and watch anything inspection-related.
The shows will feature the inspection profession's very best vendors, educators and industry leaders as guests.
NACHI members can watch free educational videos on everything from "Commercial
Inspections" to "Thermal Imaging Techniques." Some of the industry's best speakers and trainers are scheduled to be on upcoming
episodes. Many episodes will be shot with actual inspectors on location while they perform inspections. Very educational!
NACHI members will also be able to add links to their own inspection
websites which will permit visitors to watch consumer episodes such as "Why Hire a NACHI Member", "What Every REALTOR Needs
to Know about Home Inspections" and "How to Recognize Termite Infestation." Members need not host the video but instead simply
link to the episodes they wish to make available to their visitors. Everything is hosted on NACHI.TV's servers which makes
linking to them simple.
The cost to operate NACHI
TV is extremely expensive. “PRO-LABŪ once again stepped up to the plate with the big bucks” stated Nick Gromicko,
CEO of NACHI. PRO-LABŪ has agreed to exclusively underwrite the entire project by writing NACHI a check for $100,000. “As
the Home Inspection industries biggest supporter it was my pleasure to give back especially during the holiday season…
and a big special thanks to all of the loyal PRO-LAB customers, you made us number one” stated James McDonnell, CEO
of PRO-LAB.
As an added bonus NACHI.TV will also be producing professional
commercials for individual NACHI members to put on their websites. Imagine these links on your website: "Click Here to watch
me explain about how I test for radon" or "Click Here to watch me tell you more about ABC Inspection Company." NACHI.TV will
also produce custom DVDs for NACHI members to hand out instead of business cards.
NACHI.TV is also developing the world's largest inspection video
clip library for NACHI member use. Production began in Late November using 3ccd, digital camcorders. The First two shows have
already been edited using Final Cut Pro. The 80 total anticipated shows will be available for free to anyone and everyone,
anytime, from any computer in the world. Watch what you want, from wherever you want, whenever you want.
About NACHI
The
National Association of Certified Home Inspectors is the largest inspection association in North America. Formed in 1990,
NACHI is both a non-profit organization as well as tax exempt. Its 205,000+ page, 115 million hit per year website, nachi.org,
is host to interactive online continuing education, the industry's most popular exams and quizzes, and a 300,000+ post message
board.
NACHI also operates InspectorMALL.com, aboutNACHI.org, FindanInspector.us,
InspectorPages.com, InspectorLocator.com, InspectorNow.com and InspectorSEEK.com as well as thousands of other lead generating
sites for a total of 624 million plus webpages constituting 98.4% of all inspection related content online.
NACHI is the industry's largest provider of continuing education
and host to hundreds of inspection events each year. More than 9,100 North American inspectors call NACHI home. NACHI... Inspected
once, inspected right.
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