moldy buildings

[Guest guest]

I am a bit perplexed why the name of this group is " "

and the majority of what is discussed here is mold...

Bacteria, VOC's, pesticides, asbestos, lead paint, radon, dust

mites, and a plethora of other things all contribute to poor indoor

air/environmental quality as well you know. It all goes hand in

hand.

There was a woman who posted saying that she was new to the group

and wanted to build a healthy house due to her families allergy

problems. One person posted a reply with the name of a magazine.

Granted it's a good magazine (I have a subscription,) but my point I

guess, is that there was an opportunity to HELP a person from the

beginning, who doesn't live in a " sick " house, who was looking to

this group for great resources, etc. on how she could keep her

family from getting sick. Nobody helped her...

It's very easy to become wrapped up in our own lives, but don't you

all want to help other people from going through what you already

have??? I just emailed her privately with a list of resources and

websites. It took me 5 minutes. I hope they build a healthy house

and I hope that I played a small role in it.

Posting news articles and sharing " mold medications " is great and

all - but how do you propose that this is going to make a difference

in things being handled correctly from the get go, if none of you

have the time to respond to someone who isn't " sick " ???

Just something to think about... Perspective. Positive thinking.

Attitude. If the almost 2000 of you on this group would focus on

green and healthy building techniques, prevention, and understand

the " synergy " of everything involved in IAQ/IEQ, we could surely get

there a little faster. Mold is just one small piece of the puzzle,

like it or not...

Stacey Champion

Owner/Consultant

Champion Indoor Environmental Services