This first of two articles on Chinese Drywall, published in Cleaning & Restoration, June 2010, covers the history and insurance implications of CDW. [More]

Health is a component of the restoration industry and can be a competitive advantage or disadvantage. [More]

The Building Health Sciences team, Dr. Barbara Manis, Allan Burt and Ed Light have been working with the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) in conjunction with Marsh USA to evaluate and recommend solutions for residential corrosive drywall installations. The NAHB parameters required that r... [More]

Who you select as the multi-professional team of indoor environmental experts will make a dramatic difference in your decisions regarding the planning, risks and costs associated with identifying and remediating corrosive Chinese Drywall. The successful design and implementation of an integrated and well coordinated remediation and reconstruction solution starts day one with your initial response to the observation of corrosion or noticeable odor. [More]

Effective business leadership is easy to talk about but hard to do even in a robust economy. Today, there are new challenges. Does one lead by example or is an individual's leadership ability tied soley to the fact that his signature happens to appear on the weekly paycheck? The possession of ... [More]

Dr. Manis, Chief Medical Officer, supported by her team of Allan Burt, building scientist, and Ed Light, Certified Industrial Hygienist, will be offering a free webinar in conjunction with the National Association of Home Builders and the insurance broker and risk advisor, Marsh. Home builders can get the most current information about testing, remediation protocols for corrosive drywall, and about the insurance ramifications of homes built with corrosive Chinese drywall. [More]

Using science rather than emotion, Dr. Manis will investigate the actual health effects, present current science, including the results of extensive research efforts. You'll learn how chemistry, testing costs and detection methodologies present enormous challenges to the development of appropriate remediation protocols. [More]

German scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute of Building Physics have completed the most extensive analytical effort to date, in order to identify odor-active organic sulfur compounds in gypsum products. It is these odor-active compounds that are responsible for the unpleasant emissions produced by Chinese drywall. [More]

Ed Light, CIH, of Building Dynamics, LLC, a nationally-recognized expert currently partnering with Building Health Sciences on its Chinese Drywall (CDW) initiative, has been appointed by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) to head that organization's efforts with respect to Chines... [More]

Barbara Manis, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Building Health Sciences has been selected as a Keynote Speaker at the RIA 65th Annual Convention & Exhibition in Atlanta, GA from March 23-27, 2010. RIA (formerly ASCR) is the oldest and largest non-profit, professional trade association dedicated t... [More]