The Dope Home Nightmare
Monday, June 25th, 2018 | Categories: Air Quality in Cars, Commercial Building Inspections, Dope House, Indoor Air Quality, Meth Labs, Sick Building, Toxic Chemicals, Trucks and RVs | No Comments
The “Dope Home” Nightmare A “meth home” is commonly thought to be a building were meth has been manufactured. However, it can be defined more liberally as, a place where meth has been used or where chemicals and wastes have been discarded or stored. All such activity contaminates the buildings and will likely impact the […]
Read More »Is Bad Air Quality “NORMAL” in Buildings?
Sunday, January 1st, 2017 | Categories: Commercial Building Inspections, Crawl Space, Indoor Air Quality, Toxic Mold,Indoor Air Quality | No Comments
Bad Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) impacts all of us.. At Volunteer Mold and Indoor Air Quality Services, are asked to address IAQ concerns in many types of commercial buildings. In the process, we find, many occupants have some type of health or comfort related concerns indoors due poor to air quality. […]
Read More »Asbestos – Health Risks At Home and Work
Saturday, January 23rd, 2016 | Categories: Sick Building, Toxic Mold,Indoor Air Quality | No Comments
What is Asbestos? Asbestos is a mineral fiber found in rocks full of silicate minerals made up of millions of fibers. The fibers are strong and resistant to heat and fire. It became commonly used in building materials around 1930. Cheaply mined, the asbestos fibers were highly flexible, long and thin. Asbestos low costs and […]
Read More »The 5 Dirty Little Secrets of Christmas Trees
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2015 | Categories: Bacteria Health Risks, Black Mold, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Children and Mold, Commercial Inspections, Mold Solutions, Senior Citizens and mold, Sick Building, Toxic Mold,Indoor Air Quality | 1 Comment
We at Volunteer Inspections in Knoxville wish all of our clients joy and safety this Christmas and New Years Holiday. As the trees go up understand that artificial and live cut varieties can put your family at risk.Both live cut and stored artificial trees can deliver huge mold and other particulate contaminates into your otherwise […]
Read More »Chemical Allergy vs/ Chemical Toxicity
Friday, December 11th, 2015 | Categories: Children and Mold, Commercial Inspections, Indoor Air Quality, Mold Solutions, Sick Building, Toxic Mold, Toxic Mold,Indoor Air Quality | No Comments
Many of my clients express concerns about exposure to air and surface contaminants. Often when I start asking questions about their reasons I learn of their histories of illness and their confusion as to what they are reacting to in the environment. Essentially you can break the “exposure” issue into two broad categories. Chemical Allergy’s and […]
Read More »Real Estate Inspections- Enviormental Issues- 5 Questions
Wednesday, November 25th, 2015 | Categories: Black Mold, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Children and Mold, Flooding, Senior Citizens and mold, Sick Building, Thermography, Toxic Mold,Indoor Air Quality | No Comments
Buyers Beware! Regardless of whether your buying a Home or Commercial Property you should consider an environmental assesment before you close. Most property investments include a General Home Inspection or General Commercial Property Inspection. You’ll insist on the inspection because you want to verify function of the plumbing, electrical and HVAC systems function to insure there are […]
Read More »You Dress Funny and Your Crawl Space Stinks
Thursday, October 1st, 2015 | Categories: Crawl Space, Indoor Air Quality, Toxic Mold | No Comments
Ok, so maybe I’m the one that dresses funny, but that’s because Im in crawl spaces three or four times a week figuring out why my clients homes smell weird and their family members are sick. Typically the crawl space beneath the home is a major contributor to bad indoor air quality. So how does […]
Read More »Dr. Sobek says “Mold means misery for many Americans”
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 | Categories: Indoor Air Quality, Mold Lab, Toxic Mold, Water Leaks | No Comments
Mold Means Misery for Many Americans. by Dr. Ed Sobek on September 2, 2014 The drama associated with these microbes is taxing. Homeowners, property managers, renters, realtors, investors, banks, insurance companies are a handful of stakeholders affected when suspicions are raised that “Mold” is the culprit. I deal with mold on a daily basis. As […]
Read More »I KnowNothing About Dental Surgery
Saturday, October 8th, 2011 | Categories: Toxic Mold,Indoor Air Quality | No Comments
I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT DENTAL SURGERY! My business partner Sean and I inspected a large Dental Surgery Center in Crossville, TN for a client yesterday. We know nothing about Dental Surgery but we know a thing or two about Building Inspections. The inspection project took our two man team 6.5 hours and was very involved. […]
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