Re: Builders considering more anti-mold techniques, products

[Guest guest]

I'd like to see more attention paid to the importance of making existing

housing

that is hit by floods, etc. more mold-resistant by leveraging simple,

inexpensive

technologies. Not many people can afford to go out and buy new everything.

There are lots of easy things that people can do that will make a difference

especially BEFORE an emergency strikes. Melinda Ballard has a bunch

of excellent stuff on her Policy Owners of America site on stormproofing

homes

and there is a lot of really good advice on buildingscience.com on best

practices

in building techniques including retrofits.

??? what do people think they need to know more about?

On Jan 15, 2008 10:32 AM, happyruiam <happyru@...> wrote:

> WOW MOLD FREE HOUSE!!!

>

> Photo by..

>

[Guest guest]

This brings up an interesting prospect. Since banks holds more

interest in many homes, could banks be part of the pressure to down-

play the dangers of mold...just wondering...

--- In , " happyruiam " <happyru@...>

wrote:

>

> WOW MOLD FREE HOUSE!!!

> Photo by McClatchy Newspapers

>

> Optima insulation by CertainTeed is used in the walls of this mold-

> free model house. The insulation is covered with the company's

> MemBrane, a permeable vapor barrier that allows for air exchange on

> cold, dry days but prevents humid air exchange on hot, muggy days.

>

> PHILADELPHIA -- There are better ways to build a house, especially

if

> you want to keep mold under control, believes.

> " Mold is a huge issue for my clients, especially lenders, since

they

> have 80 percent exposure to the problem through (the) mortgage,

> compared with the homeowner's 20 percent equity, " said ,

> principal of Environmental Assurance Group, a lending and real

estate consulting firm, in West Hartford, Conn.

>

[Guest guest]

Sounds good. I wonder how much more it costs.

Barth

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h> WOW MOLD FREE HOUSE!!!

h> Photo by McClatchy Newspapers

h> Optima insulation by CertainTeed is used in the walls of this mold-

h> free model house. The insulation is covered with the company's

h> MemBrane, a permeable vapor barrier that allows for air exchange on

h> cold, dry days but prevents humid air exchange on hot, muggy days.

h> PHILADELPHIA -- There are better ways to build a house, especially if

h> you want to keep mold under control, believes.

h> " Mold is a huge issue for my clients, especially lenders, since they

h> have 80 percent exposure to the problem through (the) mortgage,

h> compared with the homeowner's 20 percent equity, " said ,

h> principal of Environmental Assurance Group, a lending and real estate

h> consulting firm, in West Hartford, Conn.

h> http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/display_features.ht

h> m?StoryID=69987

[Guest guest]

No doubt about it.

Barth

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b> This brings up an interesting prospect. Since banks holds more

b> interest in many homes, could banks be part of the pressure to down-

b> play the dangers of mold...just wondering...

b>

>>

>> WOW MOLD FREE HOUSE!!!

>> Photo by McClatchy Newspapers

>>

>> Optima insulation by CertainTeed is used in the walls of this mold-

>> free model house. The insulation is covered with the company's

>> MemBrane, a permeable vapor barrier that allows for air exchange on

>> cold, dry days but prevents humid air exchange on hot, muggy days.

>>

>> PHILADELPHIA -- There are better ways to build a house, especially

b> if

>> you want to keep mold under control, believes.

>> " Mold is a huge issue for my clients, especially lenders, since

b> they

>> have 80 percent exposure to the problem through (the) mortgage,

>> compared with the homeowner's 20 percent equity, " said ,

>> principal of Environmental Assurance Group, a lending and real

b> estate consulting firm, in West Hartford, Conn.

>>

[Guest guest]

Just a little more information about CertainTeed and their insulation

if you are interested. I think I am going to do a little research on

the cost of this insulation vs. other types today. I will let you

know what I find out.

http://www.certainteed.com/NR/rdonlyres/FD2F2D8D-48CE-429E-80CA-

90CFD7EB0D50/0/3024244.pdf

http://www.certainteed.com/NR/rdonlyres/F9C91AFA-B16C-4A11-B1B3-

DACA395E4C9F/0/3024216.pdf

http://www.certainteed.com/NR/rdonlyres/70C47EFE-054C-4C5E-9A43-

2AEA49371042/0/3029083.pdf

If your wondering why I care, am building a resource list of products

such as these.

Kim

Health Education Information and Resource Services

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--- In , Patilla DaHun <glypella@...>

wrote:

>

> Sounds good. I wonder how much more it costs.

>

> Barth

>

>

>

> ---

>

> h> WOW MOLD FREE HOUSE!!!

>

> h> Photo by McClatchy Newspapers

>

>

>

> h> Optima insulation by CertainTeed is used in the walls of this

mold-

> h> free model house. The insulation is covered with the company's

> h> MemBrane, a permeable vapor barrier that allows for air exchange

on

> h> cold, dry days but prevents humid air exchange on hot, muggy

days.

>

> h> PHILADELPHIA -- There are better ways to build a house,

especially if

> h> you want to keep mold under control, believes.

> h> " Mold is a huge issue for my clients, especially lenders, since

they

> h> have 80 percent exposure to the problem through (the) mortgage,

> h> compared with the homeowner's 20 percent equity, " said ,

> h> principal of Environmental Assurance Group, a lending and real

estate

> h> consulting firm, in West Hartford, Conn.

>

>

>

>

> h>

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/display_features.ht

> h> m?StoryID=69987

>