Indoor Air Quality (iaq) Radio

This week we put my co-host in the guest seat to talk about odor control issues. Cliff Zlotnik has been helping people deal with odor problems for over 30 years. Our Technical Director Dr. Dietrich Weyel is back and we may have a surprise guest as well.

This week we welcome one of the top IAQ researchers in the world William "Bill" Nazaroff, PhD. Dr. Nazaroff is a Daniel Tellep Distinguished Professor at the University of California Berkeley and has served as a Faculty Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. His research centers on air quality engineering, emphasizing two themes: pollutant dynamics in indoor air and exposure science. On the first, his primary interest is to better understand the physics and chemistry that control the concentrations, fates, and effects of pollutants in indoor environments. On the second topic, he and his group apply basic knowledge about air pollutants to build a quantitative and mechanistic understanding of the relationship between emissions from sources and consequent human exposures. His group pursues research through a combination of laboratory and field experiments, modeling, and data analysis. In recent years, in addition to maintaining vigorous activities in the two primary areas, he has had a growing concern

This week on IAQ Radio we have finally synced schedules and welcome Dr. Glenn Morrison. Dr. Morrison is a professor of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology. Dr. Morrison graduated with his PhD from the University of California, Berkeley in 1999 after working for 6 years as a chemical engineer in research and development of catalysts. Has over 25 years of chemical and environmental engineering experience, most of that focusing on chemistry and transport phenomena in indoor environments. An NSF Career award winner and the current President of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, his research has included ozone surface chemistry, building forensics, sensor development, pollutant movement in buildings, aerosol transport of SVOCs, exposure implications of smog reactions with human surfaces and hair, methamphetamine contamination of residences, design of indoor surfaces for improved air quality and related projects. He has be

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome energy efficiency and building science expert Linda Wigington. Through her company, Linda M. Wigington Associates, is involved in initiatives to evaluate and redefine the process, scope, and value of residential energy reductions. She is demonstrating the feasibility of achieving deep reductions (beyond 70%) in existing dwellings through North American Thousand Home Challenge. Some listeners may know her better as being the founder of and being associated with the Affordable Comfort Conference from its inception in 1986, (when she worked for ACTION-Housing), through 2013. As program director, she convened the program committees and confirmed the agendas for over 50 North American and regional conferences. These events have been instrumental in promoting an integrated approach to health, safety, durability, and energy performance. Linda has also been a technical consultant for residential utility programs. She was a founding member of the Passive House Institute U.S. (PHIUS) b

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome Ken Larsen, CR, WLS, CSDS for Part 3 of our Industry Education and Certification series. Jim Pemberton joined us on 9-23-16 for Part 1 and Lisa Wagner joined us on 10-7-16 for Part 2. This week we wrap it up and put a bow on it with Mr. Larsen. The discussion has centered around how to make industry education more credible and valuable for those in the field and for their employers who are paying the freight. Check out parts 1 & 2 at the links above and then join us live as we wrap things up live at noon today. As a bonus joining us for "The Roundup" will be the Restoration Industry Global Watchdog, Pete Consigli. Ken Larsen, CR, WLS, CSDS has been in the restoration industry since 1978. He holds RIA, ACAC and IICRC advanced designations. His career includes 18 years as an independent property restoration contractor, consultant to restorative drying during catastrophes and large loss drying coordination, expert witness, Director of Education for North America's largest d

This week we welcome William "Bill" Fisk to IAQ Radio. This is an interview we have been trying to line up for quite some time and its exciting to have this research giant join us live for the hour. Few have contributed as much to our knowledge of IAQ as Bill and his group at LBL. We look forward to discussing how that research can be better used in practice with the Leader of the LBL Indoor Environment Group. Mr. Fisk is a Sr. Scientist (mechanical engineer) and is the leader of the Indoor Environment Group. He has more than 30 years of experience in research on the interrelated issues of building energy performance, ventilation, indoor environmental quality (IEQ), and occupant health and performance. His research focuses primarily on energy efficient methods of maintaining and improving ventilation and IEQ in commercial buildings and on quantifying the impacts of building ventilation and IEQ on health and performance. He is a fellow of ASHRAE, a member of the Academy of Indoor Air Sciences, and he serve

This week on IAQ Radio we welcome Penn State Professor and ASHRAE Past President William P. Bahnfleth, Ph.D., P.E. We last interviewed Dr. Bahnfleth in July of 2015 on Episode 335. Our first interview was not not long after the ASHRAE, IAQA merger and we spent a good bit of time on that topic. This time around we want to discuss some highlights from the recent ASHRAE IAQ 2016 Conference and Dr. Bahnfleths extensive knowledge and research on UVGI. We also want to discuss the IEQ Global Alliance and of course how things are look over a year into the ASHRAE, IAQA merger. Bill Bahnfleth is a professor and director of the Indoor Environment Center in the Department of Architectural Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University-University Park. He holds a doctorate in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a Registered Professional Engineer. He has more than 30 years of experience as a consulting engineer, researcher and educator. Dr. Bahnfleth has been a member of A

This week we welcome Lisa Wagner "The Rug Chick" to IAQ Radio. Lisa is a smart women who is known for telling it like it is. She is a 2nd generation rug cleaner and industry trainer. She is passionate about industry training and is committed to improving it. Join us at noon eastern time when Lisa Wagner discusses industry education and ways to make it better with Cliff "Z-Man" Zlotnik and RadioJoe Hughes

This week on IAQ Radio the Z-Man welcomes Jim Pemberton to discuss industry education issues. Jim has been involved in the cleaning and restoration industry for 37 years. He is a 2nd generation industry trainer who is passionate about industry training and is committed to improving it. Jim Pemberton grew up working in his father's cleaning and restoration business, is a 2nd generation industry trainer and is President of Pembertons Cleaning and Restoration Supplies. Jim has been training cleaners throughout the US and Canada since 1979, has been a featured presenter at many industry events, has contributed articles to leading trade journals and is recognized as a "master of most things textile". Join them at noon eastern time today when Cliff "Z-Man" Zlotnik and Jim Pemberton discuss industry education and suggest ways to make it better.

This week we welcome Don Weekes, CIH, CSP and Stephanie Sears, MBA, PMP, CMP to IAQ Radio. Most listeners know Don as a regular guest and Past President of IAQA. Stephanie joined early this year along with ASHRAE President David Underwood and IAQA Past President Kent Rawhauser to review the ASHRAE/IAQA Conference in Orlando, Florida. This week we look forward to discussing how IEQ issues in the US and the rest of the world are the same and how they differ. We also want to learn from Stephanie about the IAQA Strategic Plan for moving forward now that the merger is complete. Don has been traveling around the world for conferences and presentations for years now, Stephanie had extensive international experience in her previous positions. They are both recently returning from India where a new IAQA Chapter was set up. We look forward to this opportunity to LEARN MORE about IEQ Around the World and the IAQA Strategic Direction this week on IAQ Radio. Donald Weekes, CIH is InAIR Environmental's Certified Indust

It's hard to believe that ten years have gone by and IAQ Radio continues to provide education and communication for IAQ, Disaster Restoration and Building Science communities. While preparing for our tenth anniversary we have spent a great deal of time going back through the archives and discussing the fantastic guests we have had over the years. This week for the Ten Year Anniversary Show we plan to look at how much things have changed and/or stayed the same during ten years of IAQ Radio. We will also discuss what the future looks like and get the thoughts of some of our regular guests who will call in and give their perspective. We started ten years ago with the following description on the Talkshoe website. This is the place where the world discusses indoor air quality, the built environment and disaster restoration issues. Every Friday at noon ET the show is live. The shows host are Joe Hughes, President of IAQ Training Institute and Cliff Zlotnik, President Emeritus of Microban Systems. Every week

While preparing for our tenth anniversary we have spent a great deal of time going back through the archives and discussing the fantastic guests we have had over the years. One name that stands out is J. David Miller, PhD. Radio Joe saw Dr. Miller speak and spent some time talking to him at the Microbiology of the Built Environment Conference in Boulder CO. His presentation was one that every IAQ, mold and disaster restoration professional should hear. Professor Miller joins us us this week, listen in and LEARN MORE this week on IAQ Radio! Dr. Miller received his secondary education at the University of New Brunswick, before studying at the University of Portsmouth in England, where he was also a NATO Science Postdoctoral Fellow. He began his post-university career at Agriculture Canada in 1982, and became head of the Fusarium mycotoxin program in 1988. He became a Professor & NSERC Research Chair at Carleton University in 2000. From 1999-2008, he was a visiting scientist and science advisor in the air he

This week we are back live with some great clips from ten years of IEQ and building science shows on IAQ Radio. Radio Joe will be playing the clips and commenting live as we gear up for our ten year anniversary show on September 9th. While preparing for that show we wanted to go back and see how things have changed and how much has stayed the same. Radio Joe went into the archives and pulled up some memorable clips from our unbelievable list of guests over the past ten years. The sheer volume of information made it hard to decide what clips to include so if anyone of your favorites is missing let us know and we will include them in a future show. Cliff will be doing this in the future for restoration shows.

Dr Jack A Gilbert earned his Ph.D. from Unilever and Nottingham University, UK in 2002, and received his postdoctoral training at Queens University, Canada. He subsequently returned to the UK in 2005 to Plymouth Marine Laboratory at a senior scientist until his move to Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago in 2010. Dr Gilbert is Group Leader for Microbial Ecology at Argonne National Laboratory, Associate Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution and the Department of Surgery at University of Chicago, Associate Director of the Institute of Genomic and Systems Biology, and Senior Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Dr. Gilbert uses molecular analysis and sequencing tools to test fundamental hypotheses in ARgone National Labmicrobial ecology. He has authored more than 160 peer reviewed publications and book chapters on metagenomics and approaches to ecosystem ecology (www.gilbertlab.com). He is currently working on generating observational and mechanistic models of micro

The most recent edition of the IICRC Journal of Cleaning, Restoration & Inspection included two articles about the state of the water damage restoration industry. The article "Concerns over the State of the Water Damage Restoration Industry" by Cliff Zlotnik detailed the history of water damage restoration and provided a fascinating critique of the foundation behind the IICRC Applied Structural Drying certification and its subsequent incorporation into the IICRC S500 Standard and Reference Guide for Professional Water Damage Restoration. The article by Ken Larsen Unintended Consequences of In-Place Drying and the ANSI/IICRC S500 re-enforced and added to the critique by Zlotnik. These articles have got people thinking and have lead to a great deal of positive feedback to the authors and "The Journal's" editor John Downey. This week on IAQ Radio we have all the key players joining us along with a few people that commented on the articles. We also have frequent IAQ Radio contributor and The Global Restoratio

We are back live with Mark Hernandez, PhD, PE this week on IAQ Radio. Our focus will be the Microbiology of the normal and water damaged built environment. Dr. Mark Hernandez received all his degrees, and did a post-doctoral tenure in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Colorado at Boulder. After several years of civil engineering practice, he joined the University of Colorado faculty in 1996, where he is now a full professor. Dr. Hernandez is a registered professional engineer, and an expert on the quantitation and remediation of bioaerosols; a generation of his research lies in characterizing the biological aspects of air pollution - both indoors and out. With respect to environmental investigations, his aerobiology characterization work has focused on large scale disasters including bioaerosols generated by major metropolitan floods. Dr. Hernandez's research group is based in an environmental microbiology laboratory, which houses the largest bioaerosol chamber in the

Please join us to talk about building science issues with Mr. Andy Ask, PE and Consulting Engineer. Andy has forgotten more about building science than most people know. What is HARM? Why does HVAC so commonly cause IAQ problems? What have been the biggest changes in the field of building science? This week also will include segments with Dr. Dietrich Weyel.

This week we go back to the archives and replay a favorite from 1-15-16 with Max Sherman, PhD. Max is a Senior Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory with over 30 years of experience in building physics. He has a Ph.D. in Physics from Berkeley and is an international expert in air leakage, HVAC, indoor air quality, infiltration, moisture, energy efficiency, and related topics. He is a well-regarded member of ASHRAE having served on the Board of Directors and many technical positions and is currently a Distinguished Lecturer; he is a recipient of ASHRAE's Exceptional Service Award and ASHRAE's highest technical award as a Holladay Distinguished Fellow. He has also been elected a Fellow of the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). He represents the United States on International Energy Agency tasks such as the Air Infiltration and Ventilation Center. He serves on national and international committees and editorial boards and does outside consulting. LEARN MORE this wee

This week IAQ Radio will be flashing back to January 21, 2011 for a show we did with Mark J. Mendell, PhD. of the Lawrence Berkeley Lab and the California Dept. of Health. When looking back at shows to replay this one stood out so we remixed the sound, tweaked a few things and will replay it today. Mark Mendell, Ph.D., is currently a Staff Scientist/Epidemiologist in the Indoor Environment Group at EETD, and an Air Pollution Research Specialist at the California Department of Public Health. Dr. Mendell is on the editorial board of the journal Indoor Air and a member of the International Academy of Indoor Air Sciences. He was formerly at the Centers for Disease Control/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, where he was head of the National Occupational Research Agenda Team on Indoor Environments. Dr. Mendell holds a BA from Cornell University; a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture from the University of Oregon; and a PhD in epidemiology from the University of California at Berkeley, School