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Open Letter to IEQuality and Sickbuildings

Dear Friends and Associates,

As we all know, issues of the indoor environment, including but not

limited to mold, have many aspects to it. We all try to do our best

in understanding what is occurring, how to respond and how to help

others. Through nobody's fault, we have recently begun experiencing a

slight contention caused by the differing approach and focus of the

Sickbuildings group and the IEQuality group.

Although both groups are interested in the common goal of moving both

the science and the public's understanding forward, the two groups

are sometimes like oil and water. We are both struggling with the

indoor environment but experiencing it from " different sides of the

elephant. "

IEQuality is composed largely of experts in building science,

exposure and assessment of sick buildings whose traditional methods

are successful for the majority of the population. Sickbuildings

group, on the other hand, is composed largely of people who have been

harmed by exposures in sick buildings but the traditional methods and

resources have not yet been successful in helping to solve their

problems.

Some members of Sickbuildings are suffering greatly, on disability,

and without other support. They are suddenly forced to seek technical

information but have not been technically trained. They often lack

the money, health and sufficient time to meet the immediate demands

of stopping exposures from indoor sources. Sometimes those concerns

overshadow the needs and respectful consideration of the experts they

turn to for remedies.

On the other hand, those that have the technical training and

expertise are often limited by contracts, regulations and an

insufficient body of science that precludes them from successfully

helping the severely impacted individuals. Focusing on helping the

hypersensitive individual and trying to maintain a business is not

always profitable. Also, there is little training on how to assess

and successfully assist the hypersensitive individual. Since this

focus on the science and engineering are generally for the majority

of the public, the impacted individuals are sometimes not adequately

helped.

Some members of IEQuality have been involved with Sickbuildings

supplying better information and understanding of the issues and

possibilities. Some members at Sickbuildings recently reached out to

IEQuality because they saw it as a more likely " safe haven " for

accurate information than they have received from the media and sales

sources. Their experience has included the realization that the

members of IEQuality are good people with the right intentions but

they also lack the resources to help the hypersensitive. On the other

hand, and despite severe disabilities, many from Sickbuildings are

willing to be a valuable resource by sharing their experience and

several are experts at finding the latest studies.

It would behoove both groups to acknowledge that our common concern

is united as to purpose but sometimes divided by methods and needs.

Our request is that both groups remain respectfully mindful of the

differences so all can continue to learn from each other and take

advantage of new information and methods without unnecessarily

disturbing the primary purpose of each.

Carl Grimes, grimes@...

KC ( Carstens), tigerpaw2c@...

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