Hear is an important heads up for homeowners.  We had lunch with Allison Grant, an attorney from Shapiro, Blasi, Wasserman & Gora, P.A. the other day and she told us that any homeowner who is not only thinking of remodeling or remediation of some sort, but also of selling or even walking away from a house due to a foreclosure needs to consult with their attorney as it is critical to preserve evidence and comply with certain legal requirements in order to maintain a claim. 

There was a Chinese or tainted drywall summit recently hosted by the Environmental Sustainability Alliance of the Research Coast (ESARC) and the Corporate and Community Training Institute at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce on January 29, 2010.  The photograph above is the construction panel moderated by Ellie Marshall.  Howard Ehrsam was on the panel. 

Here is a link to the notes from the Chinese or "Tainted" Drywall Symposium on Janurary the 29th in Fort Pierce.  This is an informative booklet that contains notes from the conference, speakers bios and a copy of Senator Aronberg's proposed legislation here in Florida. 

Howard is the founder and owner of an inspections firm called Chinese Drywall Screening.  Howard's goal is to create a business that not only identifies Chinese Drywall, but to also become an advocate and a resource for others who are feeling victimized and need help.

Howard was featured on ABC's Nightline.  Please follow this link to view that informative feature.

 

 The principals of Asset Advisors and Managers, Inc are pleased to announce that they have teamed up with NACHI.TV to produce and sell a comprehensive Chinese drywall screening inspectors training video to home and property inspectors nationally in cooperation with Chinese Drywall Screening, LLC which is owned by AAM Principal, Howard Ehrsam.

 “We were seeing nationally reported cases of Chinese drywall and realized that we could be providing home and property managers throughout the country a great service by sharing our unique expertise with the people they trust in their buying and selling transactions - home and property inspectors,” states Ehrsam.

The training video includes background on Chinese or corrosive drywall as well as information on how to work with home and property managers and how to visually screen for it.  Ehrsam even goes into great detail on the effects of how just a few sheets of tainted drywall can disrupt and impact a home or property. 

NACHI.TV provides training for members of International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI). 

InterNACHI is a non-profit inspection association that provides training and certification opportunities for professionals in the residential and commercial property inspection business.  InterNACHI Certified Inspectors are required to pass an Inspector Examination, take a Standards of Practice Quiz, complete a Code of Ethics Course, adhere to Standards of Practice, abide by a Code of Ethics, and attend required continuing education courses. 

The Chinese drywall screening program provides 5 CLE’s for home inspectors who take the two hour program.

For more information go to http://www.nachi.org/chinesedrywall.htm


The latest map on the Florida Department of Health site shows 38 states with Chinese or corrosive drywall.  "California Here We Come"...

 

Homeowners looking to unite with other impacted homeowners with corrosive drywall? 
We have "hubs" regularly communicating and sharing news about special events, media coverage, legal issues, inspection, remediation and political efforts.  If you are interested email ali@deegiordano.com.