IAQ Radio

EPISODE274 - Larry Robertson, IAQA - Post-Remediation Verification for Mold

This week we will have a discussion of Post-Remediation Verification (PRV) on Mold Remediation Projects with Larry Robertson, the Indoor Air Quality Association's 1st President and founding board member. Mr. Robertson has been a leader in IAQ research and services for over 2 decades. He is known for establishing Mycotech Biological, Inc. (MBI), one of the first environmental laboratories that specialized in the identification of fungi and their association with HVAC systems. He is currently preparing for a presentation on PRV at the IAQA Conference March 27- Feb. 1, 2013 in Orlando, Florida. We look forward to discussing his experience with PRV in the early days of the mold rush, standards and guidelines that have influenced PRV over the years and current thoughts on PRV. Join us and LEARN MORE about mold post-remediation verification this week on IAQ Radio!

EPISODE273 -Dan Coughlin -Business Innovation in Tough Times

From Maui to Budapest, Dan Coughlin has worked with senior-level executives and business owners to improve their impact as business leaders on branding, innovation, and execution.
His clients include RE/MAX, Shell, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Marriott, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, GE, Toyota, Abbott, St. Louis Cardinals, and more than 200 other organizations.
As an executive coach, he has invested more than 3,000 hours on-site in over 30 industries working with more than 170 executives to improve their key business outcomes.
He is the author of the books:
BEAT YESTERDAY, The Management 500, & Find a Way to Win.
He has been quoted in USA Today, Investor's Business Daily, and The Journal of the American Management Association, and his articles have been published in more than 100 trade association publications.
Dan lives in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife, Barb, and their children, Sarah and Ben. Join us as we discuss business tips for tough financial times on IAQ Radio!

EPISODE271b - Cut version- Janet Stout, PhD -Legionella Issues & Answers

Dr. Janet E. 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 30 years of pioneering research in Legionella. Credited as the first to demonstrate the link between Legionnaires' disease and the presence of Legionella in hospital water systems, her seminal discovery in 1982, shifted the focus from cooling towers to water distributions systems as the primary source for Legionnaires' disease. This changed the direction of research and expanded the water treatment industry's approach to controlling Legionella. Since then, Dr. Stout has evaluated every major Legionella disinfection technology used today. An advocate for prevention, Dr. Stout was instrumental in developing the first U.S. prevention strategy for hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease in 1993. Later adopted by the Veteran's Health Administration and others, the guideline continues to serve as a national model for Legionella prevention. In addition to Dr. Stout's numerous research articles published in major medical and scientific peer-reviewed publications, she co-authors the Legionella chapter in Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control , Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, and the Manual of Clinical Microbiology. Active in scientific and professional associations, Dr. Stout serves on the Legionella standard committee for the Cooling Technology Institute and on the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers' committees for Legionella Guideline 12 and the proposed ASHRAE Legionella standard.

EPISODE272 - Ralph E. Moon, Ph.D.- IAQ, Duration of Loss & Building Science

This week IAQ Radio welcomes Ralph E. Moon, PhD, CHMM, CIAQP for a wide ranging discussion on indoor air quality, duration of loss studies and building science issues. Dr. Moon is Building Science Discipline Manager, Principle Scientist and a shareholder with HSA Engineers and Scientists of Tampa Florida. HSA is an industry-leading, engineering consulting and forensics investigation firm with 13 offices in the SE US with over 300 employees.
Dr. Moon has over 30 years of experience in the areas of duration of loss studies, risk assessment, project management, industrial hygiene and indoor air quality assessments. Dr. Moon has a unique background that combines extensive field experience, seminar development and presentation, research, and legal services in IAQ, building science and disaster restoration. He is an expert on duration of loss and assessment of water damaged buildings. He has also done research on cleaning and restoration of contents and building materials that our listeners will find particularly fascinating. Please join us in welcoming Dr. Moon and LEARN MORE about IAQ, disaster restoration and building science this week on IAQ Radio.

EPISODE271 - Janet Stout, PhD -Legionella Issues & Answers

Dr. Janet E. 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 30 years of pioneering research in Legionella.
Credited as the first to demonstrate the link between Legionnaires' disease and the presence of Legionella in hospital water systems, her seminal discovery in 1982, shifted the focus from cooling towers to water distributions systems as the primary source for Legionnaires' disease. This changed the direction of research and expanded the water treatment industry's approach to controlling Legionella. Since then, Dr. Stout has evaluated every major Legionella disinfection technology used today.
An advocate for prevention, Dr. Stout was instrumental in developing the first U.S. prevention strategy for hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease in 1993. Later adopted by the Veteran's Health Administration and others, the guideline continues to serve as a national model for Legionella prevention.
In addition to Dr. Stout's numerous research articles published in major medical and scientific peer-reviewed publications, she co-authors the Legionella chapter in Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control , Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, and the Manual of Clinical Microbiology.
Active in scientific and professional associations, Dr. Stout serves on the Legionella standard committee for the Cooling Technology Institute and on the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers' committees for Legionella Guideline 12 and the proposed ASHRAE Legionella standard.

EPISODE270- H. Dennis Beaver- Attorney at Law -Money Mistakes

The Los Angeles native and graduate of Loyola University School of Law at Los Angeles, began his legal career as a Deputy District Attorney in Bakersfield, where he founded a Consumer Protection Division, and, as he puts it, "When I had hair," became an on-air, legal affairs reporter for local television stations.
This led to gigs in talk radio, all the while he was in private practice.
For over 26 years, he has written a weekly syndicated newspaper column called You and the Law, which provides consumer and legal advice to his readers. (Google Dennis Beaver You and the Law)
He practice has a strong business concentration, and as listeners will note, Dennis tells it like it is. "I never won Mr. Popularity in high school," Beaver will tell you with a chuckle!
"There is a moral obligation of getting paid for the work you do, and it drivers me crazy to see good people in the Restoration Industry shoot themselves in the foot, losing a small fortune due to their own mistakes, oversights, and crooked customers, not to mention the wimp factor, where the owner is afraid of his own shadow, not realizing the power of the human voice, or, the value of getting a gutsy lawyer involved at the first sigh of trouble."
"So much can be done beforehand--and later--to reduce the chance of becoming a victim of someone who will take your time, your materials, what you pay your employees, and your check!"

EPISODE269- Eckardt Johanning, MD -Flood & Mold Remediation after Disasters

This week on IAQ Radio Eckardt Johanning, M.D., M.Sc., PhD joins us to discuss the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and the recently announced conference Safe and Effective Flood and Mold Remediation -After the Super Storm Sandy and other Natural Disasters.
Eckardt Johanning, M.D., M.Sc., PhD. is the Medical Director of Occupational and Environmental Life Science, and the Fungal Research Group Foundation, Inc. (a nonprofit organization) in Albany, New York, USA. He is involved in direct patient care, research and teaching. He is on the faculty of Columbia University, Department of Family Medicine, New York. He is also the founder and principle organizer of the International Conferences on Bioaerosols, Fungi, Bacteria, and Mycotoxins (Saratoga Springs, New York 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000 in Helsinki, Finland (together with Healthy Buildings 2000), 2003 and 2011 which brought together a wide range of leading international researchers and health specialists devoted to public health and prevention. LEARN MORE about how to provide safe and effective flood and mold remediation and why it's so important this week on IAQ Radio.

EPISODE268 - Dan Droz -Droz and Assoc. Marketing, Branding and Website Dev.

This week on IAQ Radio we explore marketing, branding and website development with our guest Dan Droz. Mr. Droz is president of Droz and Associates (drozmarketing.com), a strategic marketing firm with extensive experience in the cleaning, chemical and restoration/maintenance services market, and for 17 years, served as adjunct professor of Design Management at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) where he founded the nation's first Interdisciplinary Product Development Program, directed the Design For Business Program and taught innovation strategy, business practice, and marketing accountability.
Dan is the recipient of numerous regional and national awards for marketing, design and product development, including recognition by the American Marketing Association last week, as "Marketer of the Year" in 7 out of 10 industry categories as well as "Grand Marketer of the Year". His innovative ideas on branding, marketing and design have been featured in over 100 articles and books including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Tom Peter's books and tapes. In 1996, he was recognized as one of seven outstanding alumni of Harvard University at the 25th anniversary of Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts for his contribution to Design Education and leadership.
Join us Friday, December 21st at noon eastern to LEARN MORE about marketing, branding and website development, then come out of the gates strong in 2013!

EPISODE267-Jim Thompson -Commercial DR Consultant, Weapons Mass Destruction

Ever wondered how and why some firms get chosen to handle the large insurance claims? Do you think you're ready to handle large commercial and industrial insurance projects? Jim Thompson & Company has handled large commercial and industrial fire and water losses all over the US and Puerto Rico. If you think you're ready to up the ante and compete against the big guns on large insurance claims; Jim offers to teach you how.
Tune in to IAQradio Friday, December 14, 2012 at noon eastern time, when large loss veteran Jim Thompson shares some of his large loss secrets of success with Z-Man Cliff Zlotnik and the IAQradio listening audience.

EPISODE266 - Cliff Zlotnik - What is the Pittsburgh Protocol?

What is the Pittsburgh Protocol?
Could it be helpful in cleaning up after Super Storm Sandy?
Is it a one size fits all solution?
Find the answers this week on IAQ Radio with the creator "The Z-Man" Cliff Zlotnik.
This week on IAQ Radio the Creator of the Pittsburgh Protocol (who just happens to be our co-host on IAQ Radio) The Z-Man, Cliff Zlotnik will join us to discuss the Pittsburgh Protocol. The Pittsburgh protocol was developed following extensive flooding in the Pittsburgh area following Hurricane Ivan in 2004. A local client needed help cleaning up a large, badly contaminated basement. Previous efforts had been unsuccessful and may have even made things worse. It was time for some out-of-the-box thinking; someone had to come up with a cost effective, yet thorough alternative. Thus the Pittsburgh Protocol was born, LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio!