Indoor Air Quality

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

I wanted to add a few things to the indoor air quality issue. My husband just

worked on a nursery school, and when he came home he was mortified at the

condition. There was a door to the infants room that led straight down to the

crawl space. He opened the door and evacuated the building. I just visited a

special school for my son, and there is no way he will let him attend,

because of the shape it is in. If you have a basement look along the floor

and wall to make sure mold is not growing. Stachybotrys atra (pronounced

Stack-ee-bot-ris) is a black mold that can be fatal to infants. When we

moved into our house, we had along the basement floor on the wall. We got rid

of it right away. If your house floods, you need to dry it out in 24 hours.

If you call someone out, make sure you get a consultation and agree on a plan

of action. A lot of companies will do excessive amounts of testing, hand you

the results and walk away. This is a new field, and like Plagiocephaly you

need a diagnosis and a prescription. If you have older children check out

their schools. Flat roofs are a known hazard. If there is a faint odor where

you work, get enough people to complain. Mold can get into the ventilation

system and do real harm. If you live in snowy states, ice dams on the roofs

can cause problems. We plan on opening up a Non Profit to try and help out

the schools.