IAQ Radio

EPISODE132 - Francis (Bud) J. Offermann MSME, PE, CIH

Mr. Offermann has 25 years experience as an IAQ researcher, sick building investigator, mitigation planner, healthy building design consultant, expert witness, technical author, and workshop instructor. He is president of Indoor Environmental Engineering, a San Francisco based IAQ consulting firm. Under Mr. Offermann's supervision IEE has developed both pro-active and reactive IAQ measurement methods and diagnostic protocols. He has been a recipient of State and Federal research grants regarding building air quality and ventilation field studies (e.g. EPA BASE study of IAQ in office buildings and schools), tracer gas techniques, in situ contaminant emission rate measurements, and the development of indoor air quality measurement instrumentation. Prior to starting up Indoor Environmental Engineering, Mr. Offermann was a Staff Scientist with the Building Ventilation and Indoor Air Quality Program, Energy and Environment Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA.

EPISODE131 - William B. Rose, Research Architect -Univ. of Illinois

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 recently won the Association for Preservation Technology Lee Nelson Award. His current university research projects include sky radiation effects with solar reflective roof surfaces, and combustion product concentrations in houses with unvented combustion appliances. He is the handbook chair of ASHRAE TC4.4, responsible for four ASHRAE Handbook chapters on building envelope performance, and he is a founding member of ASHRAE Standard Committee 160P Design Criteria for Moisture Control in Buildings. Through William B. Rose & Associates, he consults to museums and historic properties on moisture issues, and is presently involved with the United Nations Building, Sagamore Hill (Home of T. Roosevelt), and the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

EPISODE130 - Charles E. Gilbert, Ph.D., M.S. -Epidemiology and Toxicology

Charles E. Gilbert is 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 and Charter Member of the Environmental Biology and Public Health Section in the American Association of Bioanalysts. He was a Research Assistant Professor Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA. He developed and was Director of the Northeast Regional Lead Training Center, University of Massachusetts from 1992 to 1997, one of six centers established by the U.S. EPA. Dr. Gilbert was a Subject Matter Expert for EPA National Lead Certification Examination System and has been on technical, scientific, and medical advisory committees for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Environmental Protection Agency, Centers for Disease Control, U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning, and National Center for Lead Safe Housing.

EPISODE129 - Wane A. Baker, P.E., CIH -IH Applications for IEQ

This week we will be discussing Industrial Hygiene Applications for Indoor Environmental Quality work with Wane A. Baker, P.E., CIH. Wane is Indoor Air Quality Division Manager for Michaels Engineering a diversified environmental and engineering consulting firm headquartered in La Crosse, WI. and a long time industry player. Coming into the IAQ world Wane quickly realized his P.E. license was an excellent background for IEQ work but building owners wanted a CIH. He decided to prepare for and take the CIH exam and found out along the way what a tremendous background industrial hygiene concepts can provide for practicing IEQ professionals. Now Wane will talk to IAQ Radio listeners about why a thorough knowledge of industrial hygiene concepts is so important.

EPISODE128 - Michael Greene, Esq. Chinese Drywall, The Legalities

Chinese drywall, the legalities!
Chinese drywall and the alleged property damage and health effects attributed to it are a big concern in Florida and other states. This week, discussion continues on IAQradio. Your invited to join us as Michael S. Greene, one of Florida's top attorneys in the areas of real estate and construction claims, discusses the legal intricacies surrounding Chinese drywall. Don't miss it, listen live or download the episode on Itunes.
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EPISODE127 - Will Spates, CIAQP Tim Toburen, CR, -Chinese Drywall & IEQ

At the height of the U.S. housing boom, when drywall an essential building material was in short supply, building products suppliers bought offshore. American construction firms used millions of pounds of Chinese-made drywall because it was available and inexpensive.
Now that decision haunts thousands of homeowners and apartment dwellers who are concerned that the fumes the wallboard emits can corrode copper pipes, blacken jewelry and silverware, and possibly sicken people.
Join us this week on IAQradio when Florida based Indoor Environmental Professionals, Will Spates and Tim Toburen, share their first hand experiences in dealing with indoor environmental challenges posed by Chinese Drywall. Don't miss it!

EPISODE126 - Patrick Moffet, CHMM, REA

Patrick Moffett, CHMM, REA talks dirty this Friday on IAQradio. Sewage intrusion and catastrophic flooding are among the most difficult challenges which face remediators, Indoor Environmental Professionals and property owners alike. Black water poses serious health risks to both building occupants and remediation workers. Join us this week when the IAQradio team discusses the impact of black water intrusion on the indoor environment with Patrick Moffett, don't miss it!

EPISODE125 - Bob Brandys, PhD, MPH, PE, CIH, CSP, CMR

What's a PHEAF? Bob will tell us what a PHEAF is and much more during this show. Back by popular demand Bob is one of the most popular IAQ Radio guests and a friend of the show we look forward to his views on numerous current events in the IAQ industry.

EPISODE123 - Frank McKinney- Real Estate Rock Czar, Green Builder

This week on IAQradio, Radio Joe and the Z-Man will interview Frank McKinney who recently completed construction on Acqua Liana the world's largest and most opulent certified green home currently listed for sale at $29,000,000.
Frank whom the Wall Street Journal describes as a "real estate rock czar, has also been described in the media as: a daredevil developer, brazen risk taker,
and king of the mega-mansion. Frank, who wears his hair long like a rock star is legendary for using extravagant and flamboyant marketing tactics to sell his properties. Fireworks, pirate ships; for promotional purposes he once "Knievel style" jumped a motorcycle over a full size replica of the first house he ever sold. Frank has been written about in the Wall Street Journal, Fortune Magazine and USA Today. TV segments about him have been featured on Oprah and ABC's 20/20. Besides his real estate success, Frank is a successful motivational speaker, personal coach, best selling author and philanthropist.
Frank McKinney, this week on IAQradio, don't miss it!

EPISODE122 - Steve Ashkin, The Ashkin Group on 'Green Cleaning"

Stephen Ashkin is well known throughout the professional cleaning, education, healthcare, and building-management industries as the "father of Green cleaning." He has played a pivotal role in setting industry standards, promoting environmentally preferable products, and advocating for socially responsible practices.
Ashkin is a 28-year veteran of the professional cleaning industry. He is President of The Ashkin Group, a consulting firm specializing in Greening the cleaning process, and Executive Director of the Green Cleaning Network - both based in Bloomington, Indiana. He is the coauthor of The Business of Green Cleaning and Green Cleaning for Dummies.
The Ashkin Group provides Green consulting services for building owners, product manufacturers, distributors and cleaning contractors, as well as advocates, environmentalists and policy makers.